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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 forms did Aisha apparently not fill out, according to the school counselors in Section 10: Chapter 12?

2. In Section 11: Chapter 13, Nadira recalls how who was praised in Dhaka for being a great swimmer and for his strong lungs?

3. Uncle is furious because Aisha has helped who run away in Section 13: Chapter 16?

4. At what time does a police officer finally tell the family that Uncle is being detained in Section 8: Chapter 10?

5. What does Aisha admit she is in her speech in Section 14: Chapter 17?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What is the judge's decision in the final immigration appeal of the Hossains in Section 14: Chapter 18?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss the Special Registration law. What did this law mean for Muslim communities? Also, describe the characters of Taslima, Tim, Auntie, and Uncle in the novel. What is the root of the arguments between Taslima and her parents?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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