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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 4: Chapter 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Nadira's older sister cries as the family passes through Boston because she has always wanted to do what?
(a) Attend Columbia.
(b) Attend Harvard.
(c) Attend Princeton.
(d) Attend Yale.

2. When Bengal was divided in the Partition, the side which belonged to India held mostly what?
(a) Hindus.
(b) Jews.
(c) Christians.
(d) Muslims.

3. Once, Nadira came home to find what burning in a pan, and she ran outside to find Ma crying on a park bench?
(a) Curry.
(b) Potatoes.
(c) Rice.
(d) Eggplant.

4. Nadira's family is driving where to seek asylum in the beginning of the book?
(a) Canada.
(b) Mexico.
(c) France.
(d) The United States.

5. According to the narrator, Ma's spirits lifted after Abba got cable because she loves watching what?
(a) Cooking shows.
(b) Singing shows.
(c) Soap operas.
(d) Cartoons.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Abba is detained for having an expired visa, he is told that what proceedings would likely begin in Section 2: Chapter 2?

2. How old is Aisha in the beginning of "Ask Me No Questions"?

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

4. How old is Nadira in the beginning of the novel?

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

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