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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What servants did Bilquis replace?
(a) The chauffeur and the cook's assistant.
(b) The cook and the gardener.
(c) The gardener and the chauffeur.
(d) The chauffeur and the personal maid.

2. What did Bilquis dislike about the behavior of Christians on the airplane?
(a) Their modesty.
(b) Their rudeness.
(c) Their exuberance.
(d) Their silence.

3. What did Bilquis say is the opposite of worrying?
(a) Striving.
(b) Working.
(c) Trusting.
(d) Relaxing.

4. Where was Bilquis' brother on the day they were going to visit?
(a) At a business meeting.
(b) At a cricket tournament.
(c) In Kabul.
(d) In Paris.

5. What family member did Bilquis approach first?
(a) Her daughter Tooni.
(b) Her aunt Amina.
(c) Her grandson Mahmud.
(d) Her son Khalid.

Short Answer Questions

1. With whom did Bilquis celebrate Christmas?

2. What was the separation Bilquis faced two years after the conference?

3. What did Mahmud want his relative to teach him?

4. How did Bilquis' family pressure her to change her mind?

5. What kind of help did General Amar offer?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did the idea of leaving Pakistan seem enormous to Bilquis?

2. What were the negative and positive results of the Christmas party?

3. What did Bilquis learn when the village woman did not return to thank her for her help?

4. Why did Ken Old tell Bilquis that she had reason to rejoice even while she is sad at their departure?

5. What did Mahmud know about his grandmother Bilquis' Christianity?

6. What happened to Bilquis when she decided that she would not be driven out of her home?

7. What did Peggy Schlorholtz want Bilquis to do with her?

8. What situation did Bilquis allow to make the decision about whether to travel to Singapore?

9. What pressure did the community put upon Bilquis?

10. What lesson about staying in God's presence did Bilquis learn from the family funerals?

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