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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. How many days does Jawad Sahib give Malik to think over his proposition in Chapter 13?

2. In Chapter 13, what does Jawad Sahib say he cannot tolerate?

3. In Chapter 2, what color door is on the building being built in Chapter 2?

4. From what family is Nasreen from?

5. In Chapter 18, what type of border is on the wall of the room where Amal is to sleep?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 7, how is Mehnaz doing?

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

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

4. Why did Malik borrow money from Jawad Sahib?

5. In Chapter 15, what does Mehnaz tell Amal when she leaves?

6. Why is Amal not able to stay after school in Chapter 1?

7. At the end of Chapter 7, what does Malik tell Amal about going back to school?

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

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

10. What happens to Amal in Chapter 10?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Amal’s life changes after the baby is born. How does Amal’s life change? How does she cope and make do with the changes?

Essay Topic 2

Amal is allowed to go home for a wedding. Why does Amal feel torn by the visit home? Why is the visit poignant for her?

Essay Topic 3

Amal thinks that her mother is sick because she is sad that she had a daughter. What does Mehnaz tell Amal about how she feels after a baby is born? Why was Amal deceived by her mother’s illness into thinking that not having a son made Mehnaz very sick?

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