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Saira Shah, Longing to Belong

Quizzes for Print Readings

Longing to Belong

Saira Shah

READING COMPREHENSION QUIZ

Take the quiz below to check your comprehension of the reading selection:

Question 2.12

How does Shah’s uncle show favor to his niece?

By allowing her to sit at his right

By feeding her from his own plate

By feeding her from his own mouth

All of these

Correct.

Incorrect. The answer is D.

Question 2.13

What did Shah’s Afghani family assume when two nieces arrived at a family wedding?

They assumed the girls were eager to attend their cousin’s wedding.

They assumed the girls were floozies.

They assumed the girls were ready to be married.

They assumed the girls were there to help prepare the wedding feast.

Correct.

Incorrect. The answer is C.

Question 2.14

How long did the wedding last?

20 days

1 day

3 days

14 days

Correct.

Incorrect. The answer is D.

Question 2.15

How were the bride and groom supposed to behave during the wedding?

The bride was to sit still with eyes lowered, and the groom was to socialize.

Both bride and groom were expected to greet the guests and thank them for their gifts.

The bride was expected to dance with her father, and the groom was expected to dance with his mother.

All of these

Correct.

Incorrect. The answer is a.

Question 2.16

When did Shah decide that “enough was enough”?

When her uncle fed her chewed-up delicacies

When her fiancé told her that theirs would be a love match

When her fiancé began sending her expensive gifts

When she saw the way her cousin’s bride had to behave during the wedding

Correct.

Incorrect. The answer is B.

READING SUMMARY

Question 2.17

In a sentence or two, summarize the main idea of Shah’s “Longing to Belong.” Be sure to put the summary in your own words and to avoid using the sentence structure of the reading selection. Consider multimodal elements (if any) as well as text. Remember that your summary should restate the selection’s main idea and include only the most important supporting ideas.

Below is an example summary of this reading selection: During a visit to Afghani relatives in Pakistan, seventeen-year-old Saira Shah at first goes along with a plan to arrange a marriage for her. But as she realizes the passivity required of Afghan women, she understands that attempting to reclaim her roots through marriage would be a mistake, and she turns to her aunt to have the arranged marriage called off. Your summary will differ from this one in the way it is written, but it should include roughly the same information.

VOCABULARY QUIZ

Explain the meaning of each of the following words as it is used in the reading:

Question 2.18

Luxuriant (par. 3)

Luxuriant means abundant or extravagant.

Question 2.19

Tableau vivant (par. 5)

Tableau vivant means a living picture, a scene presented by costumed actors who remain motionless and silent.

Question 2.20

Putative (par. 6)

Putative means widely assumed or supposed.