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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 did Bilquis say to reassure Mahmud?

2. How did Bilquis lose the presence of the holy spirit while at a funeral?

3. What story did Bilquis tell as they placed the lamps for the party?

4. What did neighborhood children do that bothered Bilquis?

5. Where was Uncle Fateh on the day they were going to visit?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Bilquis decide not to replace all of the servants she lost?

2. What happened to Bilquis' family members who had been coming to visit her?

3. Why did Bilquis say she felt "complete" even though she was leaving her home for an indefinite period and didn't know where she was going?

4. What came as a threat to Bilquis' precious afternoon rest?

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

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

7. How did the family react when Bilquis showed up at Karim's funeral?

8. When Bilquis attended a second family funeral, what did the bereaved wife unexpectedly do?

9. What did Bilquis expect her relatives to do when they learned of her baptism?

10. Why had four of Bilquis' Christian servants fled from her house?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Writers write for different purposes such as to inform, to entertain, or to persuade. In your essay, identify what purpose you think Bilquis had in making her story available through this book. Does it seem to you that she is proselytizing, trying to convert others? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Often those who experience a religious conversion are seekers - people who have been unsatisfied with their way of life and are actively attempting to change. Was Bilquis such a person as the story begins? If not, what made her want to change? In your essay, explore the motives that compel Bilquis along the path to conversion.

Essay Topic 3

Bilquis often reports situations in which she loses track of time, suddenly realizing that several hours have passed. In your essay, quote several of those instances, and evaluate that experience. What do you think causes the lapse? What does it tell you about the effort she is making?

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