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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What nation divided Bengal in half in an act called Partition?
(a) Singapore.
(b) France.
(c) Portugal.
(d) Great Britain.

3. After Tim explains the Special Registration law, Abba wants to register, but who insists it is better to wait or return to Bangladesh?
(a) Taslima.
(b) Uncle.
(c) Auntie.
(d) Lily Yee.

4. Uncle works in what profession in the novel?
(a) Catering.
(b) Photography.
(c) Banking.
(d) Sanitation.

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

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

7. Nadira's family hired their second immigration lawyer after who saw him on television and convinced him to take their case?
(a) Nadira.
(b) Aisha.
(c) Ma.
(d) Abba.

8. 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.

9. On what day do Aisha and Nadira return to school in Section 4: Chapter 5?
(a) Tuesday.
(b) Sunday.
(c) Saturday.
(d) Wednesday.

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

11. Where has the school counselor arranged for a college interview for Aisha in Section 4: Chapter 5?
(a) Barnard College.
(b) Princeton University.
(c) Harvard University.
(d) Boston University.

12. Aisha tells Nadira she has been nominated for what in Section 5: Chapter 6?
(a) Prom Queen.
(b) Class President.
(c) Valedictorian.
(d) Class Secretary.

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

14. Aisha and Nadira stop at an all-you-can-eat buffet outside what city in Section 3: Chapter 4?
(a) Boston.
(b) Albany.
(c) Providence.
(d) New Paltz.

15. Nadira and Aisha learn that Abba saved how much money for their college tuition secretly in Section 7: Chapter 9?
(a) $3,000.
(b) $1,000.
(c) $10,000.
(d) $5,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. What job did Nadira's father take upon arriving in the United States?

2. Who does Nadira attempt to cheat off of in her geometry quiz in Section 5: Chapter 6?

3. Where does Abba send his daughters when he is detained for having an expired visa in Section 2: Chapter 2?

4. What village in Bangladesh did Nadira's great-grandparents eventually settle in?

5. Who mocks Aisha and Nadira for thinking they can make a difference in Section 7: Chapter 9?

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