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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 did Habib think about her high school?

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

3. How did Habib feel about Ms. Nakamura?

4. Who did Habib notice changed the most after her family moved to North America?

5. Who did Habib live with after she moved out of her parent's house?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What was Habib's father's job in Pakistan?

5. Who did Habib ask to prom?

6. What happened on Habib's 7th birthday?

7. How did Habib's parents meet?

8. What was Nasir's stance on domestic abuse?

9. Who did Habib move in with after high school?

10. Who was Habib engaged to when she was still underage?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay in which you discuss Habib's first relationship with a queer man, Alex. What does Habib learn, about the world and about herself, through this relationship? What does having this relationship enable Habib to do? Be sure to include evidence from the text to support your thinking.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay in which you explore how Habib's relationship to her faith, Islam, changes throughout the book. Be sure to include evidence from the text to support your thinking.

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