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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 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) IATSA.
(b) ICE.
(c) The USCIS.
(d) CBP.

2. Ma tells Nadira they finally have enough for Abba's bond and he will be released when in Section 4: Chapter 5?
(a) Next week.
(b) Tomorrow.
(c) Next month.
(d) In two weeks.

3. What is a literary device in which an author indistinctly suggests certain plot developments that might come later in the story?
(a) Conflict.
(b) Foreshadowing.
(c) Obstacle.
(d) Catalyst.

4. Who questions why Aisha applied to a college in Canada in Section 5: Chapter 6?
(a) Sarah.
(b) Michelle.
(c) Laura.
(d) Risa.

5. Bangladesh is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with what country to the far southeast?
(a) Afghanistan.
(b) Burma.
(c) Thailand.
(d) Brazil.

Short Answer Questions

1. What location in New York Harbor was the gateway for millions of immigrants to the United States?

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

3. Aisha tells Nadira that she needs to do what, now that she is in charge in Section 3: Chapter 4?

4. Where do Aisha and Nadira attend school in the novel?

5. Once, Nadira came home to find what burning in a pan, and she ran outside to find Ma crying on a park bench?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Where do Abba's children and wife go when he is detained in Section 2: Chapter 2? What does he tell them?

3. Where does Nadira go to visit Ali-uncle in Section 4: Chapter 5? How is this character described?

4. What does Tim inform Nadira and Aisha regarding their father at the end of Section 5: Chapter 6?

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

6. How is the character of Taslima described in Section 4: Chapter 5? How did Taslima meet Tim?

7. How does Nadira feel about her sister? How does she describe Aisha in Section 1: Chapter 1?

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

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

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

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