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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. What does Terry Lone give Eamonn when he returns in Chapter Four?

2. What does Karamat Lone say to the Bradford school?

3. Why do the Pashas not learn more about Adil Pasha's death?

4. What is the nickname for Karamat Lone?

5. How many times has Aneeka called Eamonn in Chapter Four?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Isma find out that Karamat Lone is the new Home Secretary?

2. What did Isma and Aneeka do the night Parviaz left?

3. What does Isma tell Eamonn in Chapter One about her past?

4. What does Isma think of in Chapter One when she first sees Eamonn?

5. What does Isma think of when she sees parchueters in the sky and why?

6. What is Eamonn doing in Amherst in Chapter Two, and what does Isma think of this?

7. What does Aneeka tell Eamonn about Isma in Chapter Three? What does she tell him about Parvaiz?

8. In Chapter Two, what does Eamonn say fathers are for sons?

9. Why does Eamonn return back to his apartment for Aneeka in Chapter Four?

10. How does Eamonn think of Isma as he walks through London in Chapter Three?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Sound is prominent throughout the novel. Analyze two characters. What sounds do they notice and how does this tell you about their character? How does sharing their sensory experience allow them to connect with others?

Essay Topic 2

Media representation of the events happening in the novel, as TV shows, news reporting, newspaper articles, and tabloids, influence life for the characters and also create a perception of the events for the outside world. How is this perception created similar or different than the actual events? Choose one event and two media representations to examine how the news tells the event to the outside world and if it does so accurately. Who tells the story and why are they telling it?

Essay Topic 3

Karamat Lone makes a speech telling mostly Muslim population of schoolchildren that they must fit in, rather than stand out, to be British. How is this idea of British-ness similar or different than other characters's ideas in the novel? Choose two characters and analyze how they are “British” and what this definition means to them.

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