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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 7: Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The stated priorities of what organization are to promote national security, to eliminate immigration case backlogs, and to improve customer services?
(a) The USCIS.
(b) IATSA.
(c) ICE.
(d) CBP.

2. What is a federal law enforcement agency of the United States Department of Homeland Security charged with regulating and facilitating international trade, collecting import duties, and enforcing U.S. regulations, including trade, customs and immigration?
(a) ICE.
(b) The USCIS.
(c) IATSA.
(d) CBP.

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

4. Taslima claims that "the only way to fight a political situation is to" what, in Section 7: Chapter 9?
(a) "Run away."
(b) "Be political."
(c) "Fight crooked."
(d) "Fight fair."

5. How old is Nadira in the beginning of the novel?
(a) 12.
(b) 16.
(c) 14.
(d) 17.

Short Answer Questions

1. Along what border does Nadira's hope to stop and apply for asylum in Section 2: Chapter 2?

2. Who is the young Bangladeshi man who tries to sell Nadira a fake ID for Abba in Section 4: Chapter 5?

3. In Section 5: Chapter 6, Nadira and Aisha learn Abba's bond has been denied and he is being held for questioning regarding giving money to what institution, which is suspected of being involved with an illegal political affiliation?

4. What is a rhetorical device, literary technique, or situation in which there is a sharp incongruity or discordance that goes beyond the simple and evident intention of words or actions?

5. Nadira claims that Abba's older brother was killed when he joined what group in Section 6: Chapter 7?

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