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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is a literary device in which an author indistinctly suggests certain plot developments that might come later in the story?
2. In what year did the September 11 attacks take place on the World Trade Center?
3. When Nadira's great-grandparents settled in a village due to famine, they found work where?
4. What is Nadira's last name in the novel?
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. Who accosts Nadira on the bus in Section 5: Chapter 6? What is Nadira's response?
2. How is the character of Taslima described in Section 4: Chapter 5? How did Taslima meet Tim?
3. What caused the Hossains to seek asylum in Canada in Section 1: Chapter 1?
4. What interaction does Nadira have with Tareq in Section 4: Chapter 5? How does she describe this character?
5. What scene does Aisha make publicly in Section 6: Chapter 8? Why?
6. How does Nadira feel about her sister? How does she describe Aisha in Section 1: Chapter 1?
7. How have Nadira's feelings about her sister changed at the end of Section 7: Chapter 9? Why?
8. What do Aisha and Nadira learn from their mother in Section 7: Chapter 9? Who approaches, attempting to help?
9. When do Nadira and Aisha return to school in Section 4: Chapter 5? Who first approaches them? Why?
10. Where do Abba's children and wife go when he is detained in Section 2: Chapter 2? What does he tell them?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Compare and contrast the character development of Ma and Abba in the novel. When does Nadira first realize her mother has undergone a change? What is her reaction? What is Nadira's reaction upon seeing her father in the courtroom for the first time? How has he changed?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the history and dangers of forged or fake immigration papers. How common are fake documents amongst immigrants in the United States? How are these statistics recorded? What are the penalties for being caught with fake documentation? How are these dangers presented in the novel?
Essay Topic 3
Describe and discuss the history of Bangladesh, and how this history relates to Nadira's family in the novel. How does Nadira describe the lives of her ancestors? What drove her great-grandparents to Dhaka? What was the principal impetus for Bengalis to immigrate to the United States?
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