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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 many pregnancy kits does Anvar buy?

2. When does Bariah get hassled at the grocery store?

3. Where does Anvar transfer in his third year of college?

4. How does Safwa's mother die?

5. When Bariah is hassled at the grocery store, how many people does the cashier wait on before helping Bariah?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Anvar transfer to Boston University?

2. Why does Safwa decide that she will ask Qais to take her and Abu to America?

3. Why does Zuha break up with Anvar?

4. How does Anvar start reading for fun?

5. Who was Taleb Mansoor?

6. Who comes to Anvar's dorm room and why on page 75?

7. Why does Safwa have to leave Fahd behind when she goes to Basra?

8. Where does Abu take Safwa when he comes to get her in Basra?

9. Why does Safwa not make an effort to belong with the people she is living with?

10. How and when does Safwa's mother die?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Imtiaz wonders why Anvar does not come to him for advice. What type of relationship do Anvar and Imtiaz have? Why does Anvar not seek out his father for advice?

Essay Topic 2

Anvar and Zuha break up when they are in college. Why does the relationship between Anvar and Zuha fail when they are in college?

Essay Topic 3

The climax in a novel is the highest point of tension and a turning point. What is the climax of the novel and why is that incident the climax?

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