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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. Who is Nadira's geometry teacher in the book?

2. Along what border does Nadira's hope to stop and apply for asylum in Section 2: Chapter 2?

3. Taslima claims that "the only way to fight a political situation is to" what, in Section 7: Chapter 9?

4. Where does Abba send his daughters when he is detained for having an expired visa in Section 2: Chapter 2?

5. After Abba is taken away, Nadira and Aisha help Ma buy a coat like one that who wore in Section 2: Chapter 2?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What caused the Hossains to seek asylum in Canada in Section 1: Chapter 1?

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

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

5. What dangers worry Nadira's parents about their attempts to seek asylum in Section 1: Chapter 1?

6. What interaction does Nadira have with Tareq in Section 4: Chapter 5? How does she describe this character?

7. Where do Abba's children and wife go when he is detained in Section 2: Chapter 2? What does he tell them?

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

9. How have Nadira's feelings about her sister changed at the end of Section 7: Chapter 9? Why?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss the character arc of Nadira in "Ask Me No Questions". How does Nadira progress and grow as a young woman from the beginning of the novel to the end? How is this recognized by her family? What moral lessons does the protagonist learn?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss and analyze the theme of alienation in the novel. How did Nadira's family feel alienated prior to the detainments? How is this theme embodied in each of the members of the Hossain family in Section 9: Chapter 11?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the impact of 9/11 on illegal immigrants in the United States. What did the Patriot Act include which caused panic amongst these immigrants? How is this panic reflected in the novel? What were the numbers of immigrants who fled to Canada during this period?

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