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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 overhears the school counselors saying that Muslim girls often decide not to go to college after what, in Section 10: Chapter 12?
(a) Their marriages are arranged.
(b) They become pregnant.
(c) Their parents are detained.
(d) Their families decide to move back.

2. Uncle and Auntie had called Ma to tell her that Nadira had what, in the beginning of Section 12: Chapter 15?
(a) Been arrested.
(b) Been deported.
(c) Been suspended.
(d) Run away.

3. What does Auntie do until Taslima leads her to a corner diner where they eat breakfast after Uncle is detained in Section 8: Chapter 10?
(a) Calls her mother.
(b) Screams at the police.
(c) Turns in circles.
(d) Does cartwheels.

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

5. When Nadira phones Ma, she learns Abba's preliminary hearing has been scheduled and will determine if he will be released or _____, in Section 11: Chapter 13?
(a) Deported.
(b) Imported.
(c) Imprisoned.
(d) Executed.

Short Answer Questions

1. Barnard College is located in what neighborhood of Manhattan?

2. Mr. Rashid explains that Uncle will be released but will have only how long to resolve his immigration status or deportation proceedings will begin in Section 9: Chapter 11?

3. Where does Nadira take a bus in the beginning of Section 12: Chapter 15?

4. Who does Nadira discover has disappeared in Section 13: Chapter 16?

5. Nadira looks at Abba's paperwork and thinks she has found a way to save him. Worried her discovery will not be enough and she needs something bigger, she arranges to meet with whom in Section 11: Chapter 13?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Nadira describe the setting of the apartment in Section 9: Chapter 11? What do Nadira and Aisha do to help the situation?

2. What dream does Nadira describe in the beginning of Section 14: Chapter 18? Who awakens her, and why?

3. What does Nadira tell the court at Abba's preliminary hearing in Section 12: Chapter 15?

4. How does the family react when Uncle is detained in Section 8: Chapter 10? What do they attempt to do?

5. What does Nadira discover about Lily Yee's father in Section 9: Chapter 11? How?

6. What uproar do the Hossains find when they arrive home from the park in Section 13: Chapter 16?

7. How does Aisha begin her valedictorian speech in Section 14: Chapter 17?

8. What is Aisha's response when Nadira asks how she could skip her interview in Section 10: Chapter 12?

9. What does Mr. Friedlander accost Aisha about in Section 10: Chapter 12? What is Aisha's response?

10. Who joins Nadira's family at the police station in Section 8: Chapter 10? What is the reaction to his presence?

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