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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. As Nazneen is walking around lost, what does she think of:

2. What does Nazneen do when she is upset about Hasina's letter?

3. Who is helping Hasina flee to Dhaka?

4. Raiza now works at a:

5. Nazneen wants Hasina to:

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Nazneen beginning to view her husband?

2. What does Hasina encourage Nazneen to do?

3. Why is Chanu upset with Dr. Azad?

4. Why is Chanu teaching the girls at home instead of sending them to the mosque school?

5. What does Nazneen learn from Mrs. Islam?

6. What is Mrs. Azad's views on assimilation?

7. What is Chanu's theory about Mrs. Islam's handkerchiefs?

8. What were the circumstances of Nazneen's sister's marriage?

9. What is Chanu's attitude about his job as a taxi driver?

10. During the dinner, what does Chanu feel bitter about?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When Nazneen said she would make up her own mind about Chanu, Karim and Bangladesh, she meant it. She discussed it with no one. What is the significance of this? Should she have talked things out with Chanu earlier? What could this have accomplished?

Essay Topic 2

Considering the different major characters in the novel, which one do you think changes the most over the course of the book? Which one changed the least? Who was your favorite character?

Essay Topic 3

Nazneen was never very enthused about returning to Bangladesh. Why? What did it mean for her to leave England? Would her life have been harder in Bangladesh?

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