Reading Check and Short Answer Questions on key points are designed for guided reading assignments, in-class review, formative assessment, quizzes, and more.

CHAPTERS 1-7

Reading Check

1. What illness does Salahudin’s mother struggle with?

2. What has Auntie Misbah always called Noor?

Short Answer

Answer each question in at least 1 complete sentence. Incorporate details from the text to support your response.

1. What is Salahudin’s relationship with his parents?

2. What is Noor’s relationship with her uncle?

3. What is the difference between how Misbah and Salahudin view Toufiq’s alcohol use, and how does this change their reactions to it?

CHAPTERS 8-17

Reading Check

1. What is Misbah’s first impression of Toufiq?

2. What does Salahudin remember most about his mother’s personality?

3. What is Auntie Misbah’s parting advice?

Short Answer

Answer each question in at least 1 complete sentence. Incorporate details from the text to support your response.

1. What is the major difference between Noor’s uncle and Auntie Misbah?

2. Why is Salahudin so determined to save the Cloud’s Rest Inn Motel?

3. What do Noor’s conflicts regarding her college applications, the UPenn interview, and Jamie reveal about the American Dream?

Paired Resource

“One Art”

• Tahir opens each new part of her novel with the next stanza from this Elizabeth Bishop poem, which examines the snowballing effects of loss and grief.