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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. Why does Amal borrow a book at the end of Chapter 37?

2. What color veil does Shabnum wear in Chapter 34?

3. In Chapter 31, where does Nasreen want to go shopping?

4. In Chapter 38, what is the story about that Amal helps Fatima read?

5. In Chapter 34, what color lights are on the tent behind Hafsa's parents home?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Asif tell Amal about his family to give her hope that things can change?

2. In Chapter 27 what advice does Mumtaz give Amal and Nabila?

3. How does Jawad react when Amal is gone in Chapter 26?

4. In Chapter 32, where is Omar?

5. What does Asif try to teach Amal, and what does she tell him she has already learned?

6. What room does Amal find in Chapter 21?

7. What does Fozia want Amal to do and why in Chapter 35?

8. What does Amal do when police officers come to the estate in Chapter 28?

9. In Chapter 23, what happens when Amal goes to get a book from the library?

10. In Chapter 26, what does Amal find when she leaves the estate?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Amal and Nabila will probably never be able to pay their debts and go home. Why will Amal and Nabila never be able to pay their debts and go home? Are they indentured servants or slaves? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

Amal is upset by a poem that Asif has her read. Why is Amal upset about the poem? What does Amal think that the poem symbolizes about power? How does her view differ from Asif's and why?

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