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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 was the name of the neighborhood where Habib spent her early years?

2. Who was the one person Habib had told about her teen marriage?

3. Who was Atika?

4. What did Habib never hear her parents say to one another growing up?

5. Who acted as translator for the Habib family after they moved to North America?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was the second person that Habib married?

2. Where did Habib love going with her mother while they lived in Pakistan?

3. How did Habib manage to gather loose change soon after moving to Canada?

4. Who was Andrew?

5. What were the women in Habib's early life in Pakistan like?

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

7. What kind of shop did Habib's mother open up when she was away at college?

8. Who was Habib deeply jealous of when she was a kid in Pakistan?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Write an essay in which you discuss Habib's first solo trip abroad to Japan. What about this experience had such a huge impact of Habib's understanding of herself and her identity? Be sure to include evidence from the text to support your thinking.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay exploring how Habib's relationship with her mother changes throughout the book. Be sure to include evidence from the text to support your thinking.

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