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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 2, where does Saeed wish to travel?

2. How many rooms do Saeed and his parents have in their flat?

3. What does Nadia serve when people pay their condolences to Saeed and his father in Chapter 5?

4. In Chapter 3, what type of cancer did the ex-Navy man's brother have?

5. When did Nadia move out of her family's house?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 1, hat is the topic of conversation when Saeed and Nadia first have coffee?

2. In Chapter 5, where does Saeed's father go every day?

3. What has Nadia's relationship been like with her family?

4. What does Nadia call Saeed's father in Chapter 5 and why?

5. In Chapter 3, how does Saeed limit the use of his phone?

6. In Chapter 5, what things is Nadia able to get from her apartment?

7. In Chapter 3 after the assault on the stock exchange, how do the militants change their strategy?

8. In Chapter 4, who does Saeed's mother think she sees firing a machine gun?

9. In Chapter 3, what is said about the city getting telephone after independence?

10. How is the place described where Saeed lives with his parents?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The mood in the novel changes as war encroaches on the city, and Nadia and Saeed have to leave their city. What is the mood of the novel during the scenes in the city? How does the mood change as Nadia and Saeed move? What is the overall mood of the novel?

Essay Topic 2

London is divided into light and dark when it begins filling with migrants. What do light and dark represent in London? What do the darkness and the light reveal about structural inequalities in London?

Essay Topic 3

Nadia and Saeed find themselves in a huge, empty mansion when they go through a door in Greece. What does the mansion reveal about the essentials and inessentials of life? What does the mansion symbolize?

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