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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 5: Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do Nadira and Aisha go to help Ma buy a coat in Section 2: Chapter 2?
(a) Macy's.
(b) The Salvation Army.
(c) Burlington Coat Factory.
(d) Wal-Mart.

2. What is a word for God used in the context of Islam?
(a) Allah.
(b) Yahweh.
(c) Jehovah.
(d) Jesu.

3. When was the U.S.A. Patriot Act signed into law?
(a) October 26, 2001.
(b) September 12, 2001.
(c) November 20, 2001.
(d) October 11, 2002.

4. Taslima met Tim while working at what?
(a) A catering event.
(b) A human rights organization.
(c) A political campaign.
(d) A Broadway musical.

5. When Abba is detained for having an expired visa, he is told that what proceedings would likely begin in Section 2: Chapter 2?
(a) Fraud proceedings.
(b) Capital punishment proceedings.
(c) Importation proceedings.
(d) Deportation proceedings.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Nadira's last name in the novel?

2. Bangladesh is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with what country to the far southeast?

3. When Nadira's great-grandparents settled in a village due to famine, they found work where?

4. Nadira's older sister cries as the family passes through Boston because she has always wanted to do what?

5. Where does Ma stay when Abba is detained in order to wait for his release in Section 2: Chapter 2?

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