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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

What is one of the reasons Kim does not want Hiroko to take Abdullah to the Canadian border? (from Pages 307 - 370 )

Kim has always wanted to meet Raza, and believes that the best way for her to do that is through Abdullah.

Kim is attracted to Abdullah and wants to spend time with him.

She believes Hiroko will arouse suspicions with her Pakistani passport.

Kim has always wanted to see Canada and does not want to waste the opportunity.

2.

What happens to Sajjad and Hiroko when they return to India after their honeymoon? (from Pages 87 - 127)

Sajjad is drafted into the military.

Sajjad's family immediately shuns the young couple.

Sajjad is refused entry because of the brewing political conflicts.

Hiroko is held up in the streets by a pickpocket, and suspects that it was racially motivated.

3.

What to Sajjad and James frequently do together instead of working? (from Pages 1 - 86)

Argue loudly.

Drink.

Attend religious services.

Play chess.

4.

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

He develops a stutter due to his anxieties about language.

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

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.

5.

As James and Elizabeth plan on moving away from India, what does she privately plan to do? (from Pages 87 - 127)

Force Hiroko and Sajjad to live with them.

Pull Henry out of his boarding school so that she can be a part of his childhood.

Leave James and move to New York City.

Leave James and pursue Sajjad.

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