1 Where is the first section of Burnt Shadows set? Hiroshima, Japan Okinawa, Japan Karachi, Pakistan Nagasaki, Japan 2 How old is Hiroko when the novel opens? 25 43 21 29 3 How old is Konrad? 36 21 29 33 4 Why is Konrad in Nagasaki? He got into a fight with his sister, Elizabeth, and needed to leave her home in Delhi He followed Hiroko there, who he believes to be the love of his life He accidentally ended up there after boarding a ship he thought was headed towards Okinawa He was escaping wartime Germany 5 How many years has Konrad been in Nagasaki? 12 2 5 7 6 How did Hiroko and Konrad meet? Hiroko is Konrad's German teacher Konrad and Hiroko are working on a translation project together Konrad saved Hiroko's life by pulling her out of the way of a passing train Hiroko's father and Konrad are good friends 7 Why does Konrad hang his journals from a wire in his backyard? Because they contain notes on foreigners in Japan, which has become enough grounds to imprison him Because they contain stories about his past life and he can no longer bear to look at them Because they contain lewd drawings of Hiroko Because he wants to make Hiroko smile 8 What does Konrad ask Hiroko the last time they see each other? to move to England with him to marry him to translate his upcoming novel to meet her father 9 Where does Hiroko go immediately after she leaves Nagasaki? she moves to Karachi, where she meets Sajjad, who she will eventually marry she moves to Tokyo, where she does translating work for some Americans she moves to New York City in the hopes of starting a new life she moves to Delhi to look for Konrad's sister, Elizabeth 10 Why does Hiroko eventually stop working for the Americans? because she felt like she was betraying her country because one of them tried to hit on her because they justified the atomic bomb as it "saved American lives" because they see her as tainted by the bomb, a hibakusha 11 Why does Hiroko hate the word "hibakusha"? it is used to refer to survivors of the atomic bomb derogatorily after she leaves Japan, she refuses to speak Japanese ever again it was Konrad's nickname for Hiroko it is a mis-translation of another Japanese word 12 How do Elizabeth and James treat Hiroko when she first arrives at their home? they refuse to welcome her in to their home and take time opening up to her they ask her a million questions about what life was like in Japan they shower her with condolences and pity they welcome her but treat her with suspicion 13 Why does Hiroko begin classes with Sajjad? she wants to learn about Indian history she wants him to teach her Urdu he wants to learn about Japanese history she wants to teach him German 14 Why is Sajjad working for James Burton? James made a deal with Sajjad's parents Sajjad likes James and considers him a dear friend James is a solicitor and Sajjad wants to be a lawyer one day Sajjad wants to "move up in the world" by associating with the English 15 What is putting Sajjad's arranged marriage on hold? Sajjad rejects every possible suitor because he wants to marry Hiroko in particular political unrest in India and the threat of the upcoming Partition Sajjad's mother cannot decide on a suitor because no one seems to be good enough for her favorite son Sajjad rejects every possible suitor because he wants to marry a "modern woman" 16 Why did Sajjad shake his head at Hiroko the first time that they met? She asks him if he remembers Konrad and he doesn't He saw that Hiroko was about to address him as an equal, which would have upset the Burtons He is put off by Hiroko's immodest clothing He didn't understand this new foreigner and was threatened by her presence in her employer's home 17 How do Konrad and Hiroko find mutual understanding? They share a mutual fascination with language They express mutual annoyance at the Burtons They are the same age and they both love cricket They share memories about Konrad 18 What is the first Urdu term that Sajjad teaches Hiroko? the word for family, "kunba" the word for neighborhood, "moholla" the first letter, alif the word for headscarf, "dupatta" 19 How are Urdu and Japanese similar? their scripts are both not written left-to-right they share the same word for neighborhood, "moholla" they are both incredibly difficult to learn they have similar etymologies 20 How do Elizabeth and James feel about Hiroko's Urdu lessons? they feel like it's just a passing fancy, which will soon be replaced by other interests they think it is suspicious and makes Hiroko suspect they think that it means Hiroko is "one of them" they feel like it's a waste of time 21 What request does Hiroko make that leads to Sajjad taking her and the Burtons to Qutb Minar? She says she wants to go sightseeing She says she needs to leave the Barton residence She asks to see Sajjad's world She says she wants to learn more about the history there after reading about it in a book 22 Who seemingly "disrupts all hierarchies" between Sajjad and the Burtons? Konrad Hiroko Lala Buksh Elizabeth 23 What does Elizabeth refer to as "the stigmata of the blue-blooded"? injuries from playing cricket scars in the shape of birds stains on clothing ink spills 24 Which of these characters does Elizabeth write a letter to in "Veiled Birds"? her husband James her friend Rachel her brother Konrad her cousin Willie 25 Where is James and Elizabeth's son during "Veiled Birds"? he has died from a freak streetcar accident he is in boarding school in England he is living in Miami he is working for the CIA in Pakistan on a covert operation