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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What tray does Nabila say that Nasreen always uses in Chapter 19?
(a) Pink with gold trim.
(b) Blue with gold trim.
(c) Green with lilies.
(d) White with roses.

2. How old is Rabia in Chapter 4?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 5.

3. What design is on the teacup that Amal uses for Nasreen in Chapter 19?
(a) Sparrows.
(b) Hummingbirds.
(c) Lilies.
(d) Roses.

4. From what family is Nasreen from?
(a) Kalmati.
(b) Zardari.
(c) Sadozai.
(d) Marali.

5. Why did Malik first borrow money from Jawad Sahib?
(a) Rain destroyed the wheat.
(b) Drought destroyed the wheat.
(c) Drought destroyed the sugarcane.
(d) Rain destroyed the sugarcane.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Malik offer to prepare Jawad Salib when he arrives in Chapter 13?

2. How long has it been since Amal has been in school at the end of Chapter 14?

3. In Chapter 6, how long does Amal remember that a blackout was the week before?

4. How old is Safa in Chapter 4?

5. How many students attend Amal's school in Chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the visit like with Fozia and Hafsa in Chapter 6?

2. In Chapter 12, when does Amal remember sitting with her mother before the baby came?

3. At the end of Chapter 6, what does the house look like?

4. In Chapter 2, what is being built and what is the building rumored to be?

5. Why does Jawad Sahib say that Amal should thank Nasreen in Chapter 17?

6. How do Seema and Miss Sadia hope to be able to help Amal keep learning in Chapter 8?

7. What does Amal see as she approaches Jawad's house in Chapter 16?

8. Who is Omar, and why does Amal's mother not want them to do things together any more?

9. Why did Malik borrow money from Jawad Sahib?

10. What does Nabila do when Amal is getting the breakfast tray ready for Nasreen in Chapter 19?

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