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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 6: Chapters 7 and 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After what year did the Federal government, rather than the individual states, begin regulating immigration into the United States?
(a) 1942.
(b) 1890.
(c) 1915.
(d) 1865.

2. What college has Aisha applied to in Canada in Section 5: Chapter 6?
(a) McGill University.
(b) Montreal University.
(c) Oxford University.
(d) Vancouver University.

3. What is the name of Abba's older brother which Nadira describes in Section 6: Chapter 7?
(a) Ali-uncle.
(b) Taslima.
(c) Naseem.
(d) Tareq.

4. Where do Aisha and Nadira attend school in the novel?
(a) Meadowlark High.
(b) New York High.
(c) Brooklyn Heights High.
(d) Flushing High.

5. Bangladesh is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with what country to the far southeast?
(a) Burma.
(b) Thailand.
(c) Brazil.
(d) Afghanistan.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the second lawyer hired by the Hossains say it had been a mistake for them to go?

2. What is the name of Nadira and Aisha's older cousin?

3. Who invites Nadira to sit with her friends at lunch in Section 5: Chapter 6?

4. Uncle works in what profession in the novel?

5. What does INS stand for?

(see the answer key)

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