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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 did Habib come out to the public?

2. Who was the one to initiate Habib's second divorce?

3. What kinds of classes did Habib start taking in her 30s?

4. Who did Habib start going to counseling with in her twenties?

5. Who took Habib to her first queer party?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Unity Mosque?

2. What was Abi's influence on Habib?

3. Who was Shireen?

4. Who was Zainab?

5. What idea has Habib always been obsessed with?

6. When did Habib start attending therapy, and why?

7. What kind of relationship did Habib have with Alex?

8. How did Habib come out to her mother?

9. Who was the first person to ask Habib if she was thinking about ending her second marriage?

10. Who was Alex?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the narrative tone of the novel. Be sure to include evidence from the text to support your thinking.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay in which you explore Habib's relationship with Peter. Why was the significance of this relationship? What did it teach Habib about herself? Be sure to include evidence from the text to support your thinking.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay in which you describe Habib's life in Pakistan before her family moved to Canada. What was it like, and in what ways did her experience there have a life-long impact on her? Be sure to include evidence from the text to support your thinking.

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