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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 12: Chapter 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What language do the members of Nadira's family speak principally?
(a) French.
(b) Bengali.
(c) Japanese.
(d) English.

2. 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?
(a) Catalyst.
(b) Conflict.
(c) Irony.
(d) Juxtaposition.

3. Where do Nadira and Aisha go after school to try calling the INS in Section 7: Chapter 9?
(a) Ali-uncle's shop.
(b) Uncle's office.
(c) Dunkin' Donuts.
(d) McDonald's.

4. Nadira's father told her she could get through anything as long as she knows how to what, as revealed in Section 11: Chapter 13?
(a) Lie.
(b) Cry.
(c) Breathe.
(d) Fight.

5. What location in New York Harbor was the gateway for millions of immigrants to the United States?
(a) Alexander Island.
(b) Ellis Island.
(c) Hamilton Island.
(d) Golden Gate Bay.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are seven liberal arts colleges in the Northeastern United States that are historically women's colleges?

2. What is the name of Abba's older brother which Nadira describes in Section 6: Chapter 7?

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

4. Barnard College has been affiliated with what institution since 1900?

5. What is the name of Nadira's father in the novel?

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