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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. Which member of Habib's family is always asking her if she receives death threats?

2. What lie did Shireen tell Habib?

3. How much younger than Habib was Shireen?

4. Who is Abi?

5. What does Habib's mother say "is very Muslim" of her to do?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Habib's mother react to her daughter's coming out?

2. Who did Habib meet while abroad following her split from Peter?

3. Who was Abi?

4. What was Abi's influence on Habib?

5. In what kind of spirit did Habib return home from her travels abroad following her split from Peter?

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

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

8. Who was Zainab?

9. Who was Alex?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay in which you explore the role that having meaningful friendships had on Habib throughout her life. Who were her friends, and why was it important that she have them in her life? Be sure to include evidence from the text to support your thinking.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay in which you explore the idea of chosen family. What is a chosen family, and who belongs in Habib's chosen family? 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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