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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. From whom does Julio steal flowers?

2. Who pulls Razia's mother out of school on her first day?

3. What does Bahar's mother name her favorite stray dog?

4. Where do Razia and Saima go after leaving Key Food with money?

5. What number I.S. does Razia attend?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Razia cherish the time that her mother spends looking through Razia's hair for lice?

2. What is Taslima's father's first job when he comes to America and how does he get fired?

3. Why do the freckled girls, hanging out with Julio, from the neighborhood make fun of Razia and Taslima?

4. Where does Razia go to hide in the chapter titled, "Cherry Tree"? Is she actually hidden?

5. Who are Razia's friends and where do they live?

6. What happens between Saima's family and Razia's family after Saima's uncle steals from Razia's father's butcher shop?

7. What is Razia initial impression of Bahar and what is Razia's impression of Bahar once Razia gets to know Bahar a bit better?

8. Later when Taslima and Razia come back around to Julio's house, why does he tell Razia and Taslima to leave?

9. What is the ostensible reason that Aliza's parents giver her a clock radio? How do Aliza, Taslima, and Razia mostly use it?

10. Why are Saima and Razia collecting cans?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What do you think of Razia's mother? What kind of woman is she? Is she gentle? Is she strict? What parts of the story give you your impression of Razia's mother? How does Razia's mother feel about her community? How does Razia's mother feel about Razia? What does she want for Razia?

Essay Topic 2

Is Roses, in the Mouth of A Lion a story that has a message or multiple messages? What is one message that this story is offering? What elements of the story guide you to what you think the message or messages are?

Essay Topic 3

What do you think about Razia's journey toward self-determination and becoming the kind of person that Razia wants to be? Does it seem like Razia knows exactly who she wants to be and how she wants to live or is there an element of exploration and exposure that leads Razia? Is it a mixture of both? What guides Razia on her course? What are the internal and external forces that act on Razia as she finds who she is?

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