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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

What troublesome occurrence happens to Raza in the midst of his otherwise charmed teenage years? (from Pages 132 - 204)

His family is forced to flee Pakistan due to political unrest.

He develops a stutter due to his anxieties about language.

He is abandoned by all of his friends when they discover his mixed-race background.

He tries and fails to pass an important national test that is necessary to go to college.

2.

What job has Sajjad ended up working for most of his adult life, instead of his preferred profession as a lawyer? (from Pages 132 - 204)

Manager of a soap factory.

Restaurant owner.

Language teacher.

Bailiff in the courtroom.

3.

How do Konrad Weiss and Hiroko Tanaka first meet? (from Pages 1 - 86)

Konrad and Hiroko are shoved next to each other in a bomb shelter.

Hiroko's parents arrange for her to marry Konrad.

They run into each other during Nagasaki's bustling pre-war nightlife.

Konrad hires Hiroko to do translating work for him.

4.

What is the initial primary obstacle that prevents Sajjad and Hiroko from getting married? (from Pages 1 - 86)

They do not have any way to communicate with one another.

Sajjad's mother has arranged a marriage for him.

Ilse privately desires Sajjad, and will prevent Hiroko from having him.

While Sajjad likes Hiroko, Hiroko does not like him back.

5.

Where does Raza happen to run in to Abdullah for the first time? (from Pages 132 - 204)

At the classroom that administers national tests.

At a cricket match.

At the school library.

At a fish market.

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