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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. Where is a building being built in Chapter 2?

2. How old is Rabia in Chapter 4?

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

4. In Chapter 13, how often will Amal be allowed to go home?

5. What does Parvin bring into the house in Chapter 6?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. In Chapter 11, what does Malik tell Amal she should have done after Jawad Sahib hit her with his car?

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

5. How does Jawad Sahib want to be repaid in Chapter 12?

6. In Chapter 20, what does Nabila do and blame Amal?

7. In Chapter 18, what is the room like that Amal is to sleep in at the estate?

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

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

10. What does Amal do with her sisters while her mother is having the baby in Chapter 4?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Amal thinks that she and Nasreen are in a cage. Why does Amal think that both she and Nasreen are in cages? What freedom do both of them lack?

Essay Topic 2

Imagery is a literary device authors use to describe something using the five senses to help readers experience what a character is experiencing. How does the author use imagery to help readers imagine the world she has created?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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