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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. Who does Eamonn remind Isma of when she first sees him in Chapter One?
2. How does Aneeka end her conversation with Isma in Chapter Two?
3. What does Eamonn ask Isma about her turban in Chapter One?
4. Why does Aunty Naseem think Eamonn is visiting in Chapter Three?
5. Eamonn used to return to Wembley Park for what holiday?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter Three, what does Aneeka tell Eamonn she think about his father?
2. What does Eamonn see Aneeka doing in the morning in Chapter Three? What does she respond when he asks?
3. What is the history of Mr. and Mrs. Lone meeting?
4. How does Eamonn think of Isma as he walks through London in Chapter Three?
5. What does Karamat Lone say in his speech to a largely Muslim school?
6. How does Eamonn respond when Aneeka tells him about Parvaiz in Chapter Four?
7. What is Eamonn doing in Amherst in Chapter Two, and what does Isma think of this?
8. What happens after Eamonn sees Aneeka take a Skype call in Chapter Three?
9. What shifts the balance between Aneeka and Eamonn's relationship in Chapter Three?
10. What does Aneeka tell Eamonn about Isma in Chapter Three? What does she tell him about Parvaiz?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Isma tells Aneeka that they must obey the law and Aneeka says that is not justice. Is the law the same as justice? Use two to three examples to analyze if Home Fire leans towards one or the other as the answer.
Essay Topic 2
Aristotle, in his Poetics, writes that a piece of art as a tragedy is "incidents arousing pity and fear, wherewith to interpret its catharsis of such of such emotions.” Does Home Fire match this description? Use two to three examples to say why or why not.
Essay Topic 3
Words and phrases in different languages are used throughout the novel as terms of endearment, meaning, and relation. Find three examples to analyze how language is used by different characters. Is the language used with or without understanding of what the word or phrase originally means? How is meaning of phrases changed through use?
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