Chapters 1-2   

Reading Check

1. Boston (Chapter 1)

2. New Year’s Day (Chapter 1)

3. Isma (Chapter 2)

Short Answer

1. Her mother died. (Chapter 1)

2. Isma is questioned by security. (Chapter 1)

3. He has fled to join ISIS in Syria, and she worries about being connected to him. (Chapter 1)

4. Karamat rejected his Muslim background. (Chapter 1)

Chapters 3-4

Reading Check

1. Parvaiz (Chapter 3)

2. She thinks she will be detained by law enforcement. (Chapter 4)

3. He tells Eamonn not to talk to Aneeka again. (Chapter 4)

Short Answer

1. He saw that his family showed no interest in the holiday. (Chapter 3)

2. Eamonn recognizes Aneeka from a picture at Isma’s apartment. (Chapter 3)

3. He recommends that they don’t set themselves apartment and that they should integrate into the United Kingdom. (Chapter 4)

Chapters 5-6

Reading Check

1. They can’t afford the house without Isma. (Chapter 5)

2.