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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. After Abba is taken away, Nadira and Aisha help Ma buy a coat that is what color in Section 2: Chapter 2?
(a) Pink.
(b) Blue.
(c) Red.
(d) Purple.

2. From what country did Nadira's family emigrate to the United States?
(a) Afghanistan.
(b) Pakistan.
(c) Bangladesh.
(d) India.

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

4. Who invites Nadira to sit with her friends at lunch in Section 5: Chapter 6?
(a) Aisha.
(b) Taslima.
(c) Lily Yee.
(d) Cassie.

5. Who does Nadira attempt to cheat off of in her geometry quiz in Section 5: Chapter 6?
(a) Aisha.
(b) Cassie David.
(c) Tim.
(d) Lily Yee.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Nadira and Aisha go to help Ma buy a coat in Section 2: Chapter 2?

2. Who do Taslima, Nadira and Aisha gossip about in Section 7: Chapter 9?

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

4. What is the name of the second lawyer that the Hossains hire to make them legal?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Abba's family do once he is taken away in Section 2: Chapter 2? How do they feel?

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What scene does Aisha make publicly in Section 6: Chapter 8? Why?

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

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