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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What role did Habib's mother play in their family?

2. What religious sect did Habib's family belong to?

3. Who set up Habib's engagement?

4. Who was Atika?

5. What was the truth about Habib's identity when she was growing up?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Habib's mother find out about her own name when she was betrothed to Habib's father?

2. Who was the second person that Habib married?

3. What happened to Habib when her mother left her in the care of a family friend once in Pakistan?

4. What kinds of jobs did Habib's father refuse to take once in Canada?

5. What did the Habib family's friends think about all of their daughters?

6. What was Habib's father like once he joined his family in Canada?

7. What was one perk to Habib being married as a teenager?

8. What did Habib feel responisble for once her family moved to Canada?

9. What did Habib do with the veal sandwich that Nasir brought her from 7-Eleven?

10. What happened in the Habib house once Habib's father left for work while they were living in Pakistan?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay in which you explore the Habib family's move to Canada. How did this major event impact Habib in its early stages, and in what ways does it continue to shape and inform her understanding of her life and identity? Be sure to include evidence from the text to support your thinking.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay in which you explore Habib's relationship with Peter. Why was the significance of this relationship? What did it teach Habib about herself? Be sure to include evidence from the text to support your thinking.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay in which you describe Habib's life in Pakistan before her family moved to Canada. What was it like, and in what ways did her experience there have a life-long impact on her? Be sure to include evidence from the text to support your thinking.

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