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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 9, where does an elderly man live who sees a wrinkled man come from a garden shed?

2. What type of trees can Nadia and Saeed see from the room where they emerge in Chapter 7?

3. In Chapter 10, where are the few remaining natives sometimes seen in Marin?

4. At the end of Chapter 9, where does Nadia suggest she and Saeed go?

5. In Chapter 10, what crashes into Saeed and Nadia's shanty?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 9, what does Saeed learn about his father's death?

2. In Chapter 9, what at Nadia and Saeed working toward?

3. What happens in Venice in Chapter 6?

4. At the beginning of Chapter 8, where is electricity still to be found?

5. What happens when an accountant in Kentish Town finds a door in Chapter 7?

6. What is the native situation in Marin in Chapter 10?

7. In Chapter 8, where does Saeed begin spending time and why?

8. At the end of Chapter 9, why does Nadia suggest that she and Saeed move to Marin near San Francisco?

9. In Chapter 7 when it is dark, who begin to emerge from the upstairs room where Nadia and Saeed emerged?

10. In Chapter 10, what is the place of worship like that Saeed attends?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Having an influx of people go through doors and migrate around the world, puts a strain on resources in the places where they go. What is revealed about migration through Nadia and Saeed’s experiences? How do various places deal with the migrant crisis?

Essay Topic 2

When the militants first arrive, Saeed’s family’s apartment is a safe place from the violence of the streets. How does the violence begin to affect the sanctity of the apartment? How does the death of Saeed’s mother transform their place from sanctuary to place of danger? What does the change of the apartment from sanctuary to place of danger reveal about war and safe places?

Essay Topic 3

Nadia has a record player and enjoys listening to music when she lives in the city. How are individuals expected to conform in the city? How does the record player symbolize Nadia’s individuality and independence? How does the record player allow Nadia to make connections and overcome the isolation and loneliness that she often feels in the city?

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