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Multiple Choice and Long Answer questions create ideal opportunities for whole-text review, unit exam, or summative assessments.

Multiple Choice

1. What does Isma’s decision to move to the United States symbolize?

A) Her desire to get away from her family

B) Her hopes that she can start over in America

C) Her willingness to give Aneeka more space

D) Her fear that she will not have a community

2. Which of the following best describes Aneeka’s feelings about Isma reporting Parvaiz to the police?

A) She feels that Isma has betrayed their family.

B) She feels that Isma will report her, too.

C) She feels that she is lost without her brother.

D) She feels that she would have made the same decision eventually.

3. With whom does Isma compare Parvaiz?

A) Her sister

B) Her father

C) Her mother

D) Her mentor

4. Which of the following best describes how the novel presents Isma’s situation as a British Muslim woman?

A) Strong

B) Fragile

C) Changing

D) Tense

5. How does Eamonn view Islam differently than Isma?

A) Eamonn sees Islam as a blessing; Isma sees it as a burden.

B) Eamonn sees Islam as an opportunity; Isma sees it as a burden.

C) Eamonn sees Islam as a burden; Isma sees it as an ancillary part of her life.

D) Eamonn sees Islam as a burden; Isma sees it as a way of viewing the world.

6. What is suggested by Karamat’s reaction to Eamonn’s questions about Aneeka and Parvaiz?

A) He prioritizes Eamonn’s desires over his political wants.

B) He hopes that his son will follow in his footsteps.

C) He cares more about certain political issues than his son’s happiness.

D) He wishes that his son would take more of an interest in politics.

7. How does Aneeka’s treatment of Eamonn differ from Isma’s?

A) Aneeka is more headstrong and action oriented while Isma bides her time.

B) Aneeka is more reticent to engage with him while Isma actively wants to talk to him.

C) Aneeka is more headstrong but is patient while Isma acts impulsively.

D) Aneeka is more realistic about her chances to be with Eamonn while Isma believes that they can overcome their differences.

8. For Eamonn, which location metaphorically represents the contrast between secularized Muslims and those rooted in their religion and customs?

A) Aneeka’s apartment

B) Aunty Naseem’s home

C) Boston

D) Isma’s apartment

9. What makes Parvaiz a good target for Farooq’s recruitment efforts?

A) His father’s history and his lack of scholarship or job prospects

B) His relationship with Aunty Naseem and his education

C) His education and his skillset as a sound engineer

D) His relationship with his sisters and his father’s history

10. Which of the following best describes why Isma inadvertently pushes Parvaiz to run away?

A) She doesn’t want to support him financially.

B) She doesn’t love him as much as she loves Aneeka.

C) She doesn’t have faith in his talent.

D) She doesn’t support his desire to find out what happened to their father.

11. Why is it especially striking that Parvaiz asks Allah to “take away [his] hearing” when he witnesses a woman being punished in Syria?

A) It shows that Parvaiz has changed from valuing sound to processing better in the quiet.

B) It shows that Parvaiz recognizes that sound is not always as important as what happens in a moment.

C) It shows that Parvaiz wants to give up his passion for sound engineering.

D) It shows that Parvaiz is especially devastated, given his passion for sound recording.

12. Why does Shamsie most likely change her style of writing when speaking from Aneeka’s perspective?

A) To emphasize how different Aneeka is from Isma

B) To suggest that Aneeka is up to something

C) To convey Aneeka’s personal and public distress

D) To create tension between Aneeka and Isma

13. What function do the British tabloid excerpts play in this novel, specifically as a convention of the tragedy genre?

A) They serve as a chorus.

B) They offer narration of the story.

C) They show us who the real hero is.

D) They are the villain.

14. What divide does Parvaiz’s death create?

A) It creates a divide between Aneeka and Isma.

B) It creates a divide between the media and the Pasha family.

C) It creates a divide between Parvaiz and Aneeka.

D) It creates a divide between Aneeka and Aunty Naseem.

15. What role does Eamonn’s masculinity play in his actions at the end of the novel?

A) Since he wants Aneeka to see him as a man, he decides to go to Pakistan.

B) Since he feels like his manhood is being questioned by Aneeka, Eamonn decides to let go of their relationship.

C) Since he wants to follow his father into politics, he has to exert his manhood by controlling the situation in Pakistan.

D) Since he feels like his manhood is being questioned by his father, Eamonn decides to assert his manhood by standing up to him.

Long Answer

Compose a response of 2-3 sentences, incorporating text details to support your response.

1. What role does family play in this novel? Pick one character, examine their relationship with family, and discuss their role in the tragedy of the novel.

2. What does it mean to be a citizen of the United Kingdom, according to this novel?