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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What village in Bangladesh did Nadira's great-grandparents eventually settle in?
(a) Chittagong.
(b) Rajshahi.
(c) Barisal.
(d) Dhaka.

2. What refers to a concerted national effort to prevent terrorist attacks within the U.S., reduce America's vulnerability to terrorism, and minimize the damage and recover from attacks that do occur?
(a) Homeland Security.
(b) The CIA.
(c) The Patriot Act.
(d) The FBI.

3. Who is the young Bangladeshi man who tries to sell Nadira a fake ID for Abba in Section 4: Chapter 5?
(a) Taslima.
(b) Abba.
(c) Tim.
(d) Tareq.

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

5. How many of the twenty questions on Nadira's geometry quiz does she complete in Section 5: Chapter 6?
(a) 12.
(b) 20.
(c) 16.
(d) 19.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Nadira's last name in the novel?

2. On what day do Aisha and Nadira return to school in Section 4: Chapter 5?

3. Who approaches and offers to help get a fake green card for Abba in Section 7: Chapter 9?

4. What is the name of Nadira's best friend in the novel?

5. Nadira often helps who in his newspaper store after school?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Abba tell the border officer in Section 2: Chapter 2? What does the officer respond?

2. What interaction does Nadira have with Tareq in Section 4: Chapter 5? How does she describe this character?

3. How does Nadira describe her family's settling in Dhaka in Section 3: Chapter 3?

4. What does Nadira think about her sister on the ride back home in Section 3: Chapter 4? What do they talk about?

5. What thoughts consume the Nadira and Aisha in Section 1: Chapter 1 as the family drives to seek asylum?

6. What do Nadira and Aisha learn from Ali-uncle in Section 7: Chapter 9? What does Ali-uncle agree to do to help?

7. When do Nadira and Aisha return to school in Section 4: Chapter 5? Who first approaches them? Why?

8. What does Nadira relate of her sense of moral goodness in Section 6: Chapter 7? How does she relate this to her ancestry?

9. Why does Nadira seek her sister out at school in Section 7: Chapter 9? Where do they go after school?

10. Who accosts Nadira on the bus in Section 5: Chapter 6? What is Nadira's response?

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