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

2. At the end of Chapter 6, what chore do Amal and Seema have to do?

3. In Chapter 15, how many times has Amal ridden in a car before she is taken away?

4. Who is the author of the book that Omar brings Amal in Chapter 3?

5. What does Amal go to the market to get in Chapter 7?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. In Chapter 5, what does Amal learn about being a girl?

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

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

6. What happens to Amal in Chapter 10?

7. In Chapter 16, what does the servants' area of the estate look like?

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

9. What did the Khan family do when the people of Hazarabad rebelled?

10. Why did Malik borrow money from Jawad Sahib?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Jawad accuses Amal of disrespect. Why is Amal accused of being disrespectful for sticking up for herself? Why is Jawad not accused of being disrespectful?

Essay Topic 2

Asif tells Amal that she is brave. Why does Asif tell Amal that she is brave? Is Amal afraid? Does she do the right thing anyway? Why is she brave?

Essay Topic 3

Conflicts between characters are often caused by a problem. What are some conflicts that occur in the novel? Are the conflicts in the book mostly man vs. man, man vs. nature, or man vs. self? Are they internal or external conflicts?

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