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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. 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?

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

3. What are seven liberal arts colleges in the Northeastern United States that are historically women's colleges?

4. Nadira overhears the school counselors saying that Muslim girls often decide not to go to college after what, in Section 10: Chapter 12?

5. Nadira is shocked that Ma has made friends and no longer needs help taking a bus or what, in Section 12: Chapter 15?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does Nadira meet on the Barnard campus during Aisha's interview in Section 10: Chapter 12? What does she think of the campus?

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

3. What happens at the beginning of the preliminary hearing in Section 12: Chapter 15?

4. What memory of her father does Nadira relate in the beginning of Section 11: Chapter 13?

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

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

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

8. What is the treatment like that Nadira's family receives at the police station in Section 8: Chapter 10?

9. How does Aisha's behavior and demeanor change in Section 9: Chapter 11? How does Taslima's?

10. How does Aisha feel upon arriving for her interview at Barnard in Section 10: Chapter 12?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and analyze the major conflicts and obstacles for the Hossains in the novel. What external conflicts do the Hossains face? What internal conflicts plague the protagonist? How do each of these conflicts serve to create tension and suspense in the novel?

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast the characters of Taslima and Aisha in the narrative. What does Taslima represent symbolically to both Nadira and Aisha? What leads Aisha to assist Taslima in running away to elope with Tim in the novel? How does the family respond to this digression?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the theme of moral goodness in the novel. How is this theme related through Abba's past and his brother's death? How does Nadira represent this theme through her actions?

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