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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 Dr. Stanley Mooneyham want Bilquis to do?

2. What did Bilquis dread most about confronting her family?

3. How long did Bilquis have to prepare to leave Pakistan?

4. What was Bilquis' long-standing rule about afternoon visits?

5. What kind of help did General Amar offer?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What pressure did the community put upon Bilquis?

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

5. What was Christ Seeks Asia?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Bilquis speaks frequently of the process that is transforming her into a different sort of person than she has been. In your essay, cite the experiences that change her and how she comes to realize that she is changing. Describe what she did before and what she learned to do as she came to understand Christianity.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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