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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. How long did the mullah pray for Mahmud when the child fell ill?

2. What is the subject of Acts 1:15?

3. What frightening experience did Bilquis have in January, 1967?

4. What did the salesman in Bilquis' second dream have for sale?

5. Why did Bilquis think Mrs. Mitchell had an "odd confidence"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What important event in Islamic history took place in A.D. 610?

2. What teaching of Jesus in Matthew 10 helped Bilquis make her decision about Christianity?

3. What aspect of Muslim practice provided reassurance to Bilquis?

4. What unusual experience did Bilquis have after her sense of being baptized by the spirit?

5. What solution did Bilquis undertake to cure Mahmud?

6. After Bilquis' first dream, what did she feel compelled to do?

7. What effect did Bilquis believe it would have on her family if she became a Christian?

8. Why was Bilquis troubled about her grandson, Mahmud?

9. What honors have Bilquis' family members received?

10. Why was Bilquis comforted by reading of Paul's experiences?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Many of the changes Bilquis undergoes are surprising to her. In your essay, discuss how she learns about the changes in her own personality and how this effects the credibility of her story to the reader.

Essay Topic 2

Interesting facts about Bilquis' life before she became involved with Christianity come to light as the story progresses. We learn of her husband's career, her international travels, her divorce, her work during World War II, and her help with the Simple Living Plan.. Why do you think these facts are not initially presented? In your essay, state whether these facts are important to your understanding of Bilquis' story. Why or why not? Why do you think they are presented as incidental, rather than central, to the story?

Essay Topic 3

Rather than beginning the story with an explanation of Bilquis' family and social standing, details about her life are revealed gradually. In your essay, quote phrases from the text that make clear the economic and social position of her family. Summarize what you know or can infer about them and their way of life.

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