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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 was the unspoken rule for the women in the Habib household?

2. Where did Nasir live?

3. Who was Atika?

4. What was Habib's father's job before they moved to North America?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What role did Habib's mother play throughout her life?

2. Who was Andrew?

3. What was one perk to Habib being married as a teenager?

4. What was Habib's father like once he joined his family in Canada?

5. How did Habib's father feel about her engagement?

6. What happened on Habib's 7th birthday?

7. Who was Nasir, and where did he live?

8. How did Habib's parents meet?

9. What kind of shop did Habib's mother open up when she was away at college?

10. Who did Habib ask to prom?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay exploring how Habib's relationship with her father changes throughout the book. Be sure to include evidence from the text to support your thinking.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay in which you explore the role that having meaningful friendships had on Habib throughout her life. Who were her friends, and why was it important that she have them in her life? Be sure to include evidence from the text to support your thinking.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay in which you explore Habib's queer Muslim photograph project. What is the significance of this project, not just for Habib but for many others like her? What does something like this project have the power to do? Be sure to include evidence from the text to support your thinking.

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