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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. In Chapter 26, how old is the newspaper that Amal sees at the market?
2. What software does Asif tells Amal that he has ordered in Chapter 39?
3. In Chapter 28, what color carpet is on the spiral staircase?
4. In Chapter 24, why is Nasreen not feeling well?
5. In Chapter 28, what color uniforms do the police wear?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does a visitor say about Amal in Chapter 22, and how does Amal feel about the comment?
2. What does Amal do when police officers come to the estate in Chapter 28?
3. In Chapter 26, what does Amal find when she leaves the estate?
4. How does Jawad react when Amal is gone in Chapter 26?
5. In Chapter 22, what do the servants say about Roshanara?
6. Why does Nasreen allow Amal to go home in Chapter 31?
7. In Chapter 21, what does Nasreen say about the burned outfit?
8. What does Nabila tell Amal about their debt in Chapter 24?
9. In Chapter 34, where does Shabnum sit and what does she look like?
10. Why does Nasreen not visit her family anymore in Chapter 36?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Amal misses her home when she goes to the estate. Why does Amal miss her home? How does she deal with her homesickness?
Essay Topic 2
In the novel, some characters are more thoroughly described than others. Who are some characters that are merely named in passing or have a minor role in the novel? What is the importance of these flat characters to the storyline? In what way do these characters make the main characters more colorful or interesting? When there is conflict, what type of role do these flat characters play?
Essay Topic 3
As people talk about Amal’s baby sister, they keep saying it is too bad she is a girl. Why is it so important for families to have sons? What is revealed about male superiority in Pakistan through the birth of Amal’s baby sister?
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