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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 forms did Aisha apparently not fill out, according to the school counselors in Section 10: Chapter 12?
(a) Her marriage certificate.
(b) Financial aid forms.
(c) Graduation forms.
(d) College entrance forms.

2. Mr. Rashid hopes the appeal will come through, but otherwise, the Hossains will do what, in Section 13: Chapter 16?
(a) Try to return to Canada.
(b) Try to gain asylum in Mexico.
(c) Try to gain asylum in Egypt.
(d) Try to gain asylum in India.

3. What refers to the point in the story where the main character's point of view changes, or the most exciting part of the story in literature?
(a) Falling Action.
(b) Rising Action.
(c) Denouement.
(d) Climax.

4. 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?
(a) Mr. Rashid.
(b) Ali-uncle.
(c) Tareq.
(d) Mr. Friedlander.

5. In Section 11: Chapter 13, Nadira recalls how who was praised in Dhaka for being a great swimmer and for his strong lungs?
(a) Abba.
(b) Aisha.
(c) Tareq.
(d) Nareem.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is an agency of the United States Department of Justice that serves as both a federal criminal investigative body and an internal intelligence agency?

2. Who joins the Hossains in the courtroom in Section 14: Chapter 18?

3. Clarifying the man they want is _____, not Hossain, the judge accuses the agents of making a simple mistake in Section 12: Chapter 15.

4. How long ago does Aisha say her family came to the United States in Section 14: Chapter 17?

5. Who is the college counselor who meets with Nadira as well as her high school counselor in Section 10: Chapter 12?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Nadira do in order to save her father in Section 11: Chapter 13? Who does she see first?

2. Where does Tarez take Nadira in Section 11: Chapter 14? What does Nadira decide to do there?

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

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

5. What discovery does Nadira make regarding her mother in Section 12: Chapter 15?

6. What is the judge's response to Nadira's statements to the court in Section 12: Chapter 15?

7. How does Tareq describe the process of fake documentation in Section 11: Chapter 14?

8. What does Aisha do with her college acceptance letters in Section 13: Chapter 16? Why?

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

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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