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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Uncle is furious because Aisha has helped who run away in Section 13: Chapter 16?
(a) Taslima.
(b) Nadira.
(c) Abba.
(d) Lily Yee.

2. After Nadira and Aisha organize their letters and send them they celebrate with what in Section 9: Chapter 11?
(a) Milkshakes.
(b) Sundaes.
(c) Cookies.
(d) Champagne.

3. How much money does Nadira intend to give Tareq for the green card in Section 11: Chapter 14?
(a) $3,000.
(b) $500.
(c) $1,000.
(d) $5,000.

4. Nadira's father took her to the city pool at what park to teach her to swim as a child?
(a) Central Park.
(b) Prospect Park.
(c) Flushing Meadows Park.
(d) Brooklyn Heights Park.

5. A letter arrives from the government informing the Hossains that the final appeal on their residency status will be on what date, in Section 13: Chapter 16?
(a) November 12.
(b) June 12.
(c) July 13.
(d) August 3.

6. What is the capital of Bangladesh?
(a) Dhaka.
(b) Rajshahi.
(c) Barisal.
(d) Khulna.

7. What day do Nadira, Abba and Ma return home from a walk in the park to find an uproar at home in Section 13: Chapter 16?
(a) Sunday.
(b) Monday.
(c) Thursday.
(d) Tuesday.

8. When Nadira asks Aisha why she skipped her interview, Aisha confesses she was what, in Section 10: Chapter 12?
(a) Stoned.
(b) Scared.
(c) Angry.
(d) Drunk.

9. Where are Uncle and Auntie planning to return in Section 13: Chapter 16?
(a) Pakistan.
(b) Dhaka.
(c) Iraq.
(d) Rajshahi.

10. Who refuses to hand anything over without a lawyer present when Immigration arrives in Section 8: Chapter 10?
(a) Nadira.
(b) Uncle.
(c) Aisha.
(d) Taslima.

11. When Nadira meets Aisha after her interview at Barnard College, Aisha is doing what by the front gate in Section 10: Chapter 12?
(a) Singing.
(b) Vomiting.
(c) Crying.
(d) Calling her mother.

12. While riding the bus in Section 12: Chapter 15, an American guy starts talking to Nadira about visiting his sick mother who he has not seen in how long?
(a) 2 years.
(b) 1 year.
(c) 6 months.
(d) 5 years.

13. A police officer finally tells Nadira's family that Uncle is being detained and moved to a facility where in Section 8: Chapter 10?
(a) New Jersey.
(b) The Bronx.
(c) Brooklyn.
(d) Manhattan.

14. What refers to a radical authoritarian nationalist political ideology?
(a) Capitalism.
(b) Fascism.
(c) Nationalism.
(d) Empirism.

15. In literature, what is the inherent incompatibility between the objectives of two or more characters or forces?
(a) Catalyst.
(b) Protagonist.
(c) Irony.
(d) Conflict.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the school counselor tell Nadira about Aisha's interview at Barnard College in Section 10: Chapter 12?

2. What reporter friend of Mr. Friedlander's wrote an anonymous article about the Hossains after Mr. Friedlander told her their story?

3. Where does Ma stay while in Burlington when Abba is detained?

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

5. What grade is Nadira in at school in the novel?

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