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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. With what does Nafeesa seek to feed Bill when he calls on Seema at her behest?

2. In which of the following languages can Seema work?

3. From what condition do Seema and Ishraaq suffer?

4. As what does Tahera suggest Seema wants Leigh?

5. To which of the following does Seema invite Bill?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Bill’s colleague react to his involvement with protests alongside Seema?

2. Why does Seema tell herself she loves Leigh?

3. How does Bill note Mame would have shown her disapproval of his actions?

4. What occupation does Bill have when he meets Seema?

5. How does Tahera defy Naeemullah in her marriage?

6. Why is Arshad prohibited from playing soccer at his mosque?

7. Why is Seema dissatisfied with Obama’s campaign, overall?

8. How does Bill threaten Seema when he calls on her at Nafeesa’s behest?

9. How does Nafeesa note Tahera built up her medical practice?

10. How does Tahera explain her preference for wearing the jilbab?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Consider the ending of the novel. Does it satisfy? How or how not?

Essay Topic 2

Similarly, consider the chronology of the novel. How might the novel have differed were it set in another span of years? For one such seven-year span, in what ways would the novel have differed from its current form, and why would it have differed in those ways?

Essay Topic 3

Which character is the second most important in the text? How does the work support such an assertion?

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