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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. When Nazneen is sick, Dr. Azad recommends:

2. Chanu came home once when:

3. The meeting at the mosque was attended by:

4. Nazneen plans to tell Chanu:

5. Where Chanu says he will talk to her employer about Nazneen receiving more money, Nazneen:

Short Essay Questions

1. After the meeting, what happens when Karim brings clothes to Nazneen?

2. Why doesn't Nazneen talk to Raiza about Karim?

3. What happens that accelerates Chanu's plan to move his family to Bangladesh?

4. Why does Nazneen decide to attend the meeting at the mosque?

5. What happens after the meeting at the mosque?

6. After almost thirty years in England, why does Chanu decide to go sightseeing?

7. What does the entire family attend?

8. What is the cause of Nazneen's illness?

9. What alarms Nazneen when she listens to Chanu and Dr. Azad talk at dinner?

10. When Nanzeen tells Karim of the plans to move to Bangladesh, what does he tell her?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Do you think that Chanu knew about Nazneen's affair with Karim? Why or why not? What indications were there?

Essay Topic 2

Why does Chanu become increasingly better toward the English? What indications are there of this? How does Nazneen deal with the situation?

Essay Topic 3

Nazneen accepts the marriage to the man her father has chosen even though he is a complete stranger to her. What does she realize about him when

Ruku dies that makes her think her father did a good job in selecting a husband for her? Does she think that she and Chanu are very different?

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