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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. Nadira often helps who in his newspaper store after school?
(a) Mr. Friedlander.
(b) Tim.
(c) Ali-uncle.
(d) Mr. Rashid.

2. What is a person, team, company, or other organization competing against another person or team, etc.?
(a) Catalyst.
(b) Comrade.
(c) Protagonist.
(d) Rival.

3. What is the name of the white law student whom Taslima dates in "Ask Me No Questions"?
(a) David.
(b) Jack.
(c) Tim.
(d) James.

4. In what year did a drought cause Nadira's great-grandparents to move to a small village in Bangladesh?
(a) 1985.
(b) 1919.
(c) 1943.
(d) 1925.

5. According to the narrator, Ma's spirits lifted after Abba got cable because she loves watching what?
(a) Cooking shows.
(b) Cartoons.
(c) Singing shows.
(d) Soap operas.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Abba is detained for having an expired visa, he is told that what proceedings would likely begin in Section 2: Chapter 2?

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

3. Who do Nadira and Aisha get to write a letter about Abba in Section 7: Chapter 9?

4. Nadira claims that Abba's older brother was killed when he joined what group in Section 6: Chapter 7?

5. 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?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What do Aisha and Nadira learn from their mother in Section 7: Chapter 9? Who approaches, attempting to help?

3. What does Nadira say her father has taught her about morality in America in Section 6: Chapter 7?

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

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

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

7. What Partition does Nadira describe in Section 3: Chapter 3? What was its impact on the Bengali people?

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

9. How does Nadira describe the final stretch to the Canadian border in Section 2: Chapter 2?

10. What interaction does Nadira have with her sister at school in Section 5: Chapter 6? How does she feel about it?

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