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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Habib never hear her parents say to one another growing up?
(a) "Shut up."
(b) "I hate you."
(c) "I love you."
(d) "Honey."

2. Who would Habib turn to when she felt helpless in high school?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Pinky.
(c) Her father.
(d) Allah.

3. What part-time job did Habib have while she was in college?
(a) Pizza delivery.
(b) Sales associate at the Body Shop.
(c) Math tutor.
(d) Barista.

4. What religious sect did Habib's family belong to?
(a) Shia.
(b) Protestant.
(c) Catholic.
(d) Ahmadi.

5. What role did Habib's mother play in their family?
(a) The father.
(b) The nanny.
(c) The pious wife and attentive mother.
(d) The maid.

6. How was Habib's high school different from her middle school?
(a) It was more diverse.
(b) It was less diverse.
(c) It was in the city.
(d) It was in the suburbs.

7. Who was Khola?
(a) A cousin.
(b) Habib's crush in elementary school.
(c) An aunt.
(d) A cool girl Habib knew from school in Pakistan.

8. Who was Peter?
(a) Habib's friend in high school.
(b) Habib's enemy in high school.
(c) Habib's boyfriend in high school.
(d) Habib's neighbor in high school.

9. What did Habib promise herself after her attempted suicide?
(a) That she would move to Japan.
(b) That she would get a job.
(c) That she would come out.
(d) That she would leave Nasir.

10. Who did Habib notice changed the most after her family moved to North America?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Her father.
(c) Her sister.
(d) Her brother.

11. Who is the author of We Have Always Been Here?
(a) Paul Blart.
(b) Mae Martin.
(c) Ellen Degeneres.
(d) Samra Habib.

12. Where was Habib born?
(a) India.
(b) California.
(c) Canada.
(d) Pakistan.

13. What was Habib's relationship with Peter like?
(a) They did not work well together.
(b) They worked well together.
(c) They did not understand each other.
(d) They understood each other.

14. Who was Ms. Nakamura?
(a) Habib's neighbor.
(b) Habib's cousin.
(c) Habib's teacher.
(d) Habib's friend.

15. What did Habib and Uzma see at the market one day when Habib was a child?
(a) A unicorn.
(b) A pony.
(c) A man dressed in drag.
(d) A woman dressed in drag.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which member of Habib's family was the first to meet Peter?

2. Who did Habib help with their ESL homework when she was in middle school?

3. Why did Habib's mother take so long to get the cake on the day of Habib's seventh birthday?

4. How did Habib attempt suicide when she was a teen?

5. What happened one day when Habib was four and her mother left her in the care of a family friend?

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