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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 happened on November 9, 2016?

2. Who took Habib to her first queer party?

3. What did Habib's visits to Unity Mosque always feel like?

4. Who offered to buy Habib and her husband a condo?

5. What place has Habib never returned to since leaving?

Short Essay Questions

1. When did Habib start attending therapy, and why?

2. What was Unity Mosque?

3. How was Habib's experience at Unity Mosque different than her earlier memories of being at mosques?

4. What idea has Habib always been obsessed with?

5. What did Habib buy in New York on a trip with Andrew?

6. Who was the first person to ask Habib if she was thinking about ending her second marriage?

7. Why did Habib go to North Carolina in November 2016?

8. What did Habib realize about herself that she learned through Alex?

9. What does Habib continue to do when she feels anxious or scared?

10. Who was Abi?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay in which you discuss Habib's experience in North Carolina. Who did she meet there, and why was the visit and the connections she made there so impactful? 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 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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