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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. Why are queer-friendly mosques not advertised on public forums?

2. How did Habib start identifying by her mid-twenties?

3. What does Habib do when she feels anxious or scared?

4. What surprised Habib when she began praying for the first time in a decade at Unity Mosque?

5. Who was Shireen?

Short Essay Questions

1. What kind of relationship did Habib have with Alex?

2. What was Abi's influence on Habib?

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

4. What did Habib label her sexuality by her mid-twenties?

5. Why did Habib love North Carolina when she first visited?

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's therapist mean when she suggested Habib "re-parent herself"?

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

10. Where did Habib travel to following her split from Peter?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

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 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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