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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. Nazneen gets Mrs. Islam to forgive their debt by:

2. Hasina talks of her day beginning with:

3. When Karim learns of the plans to go to Bangladesh, he tells Nazneen :

4. Who does Nazneen meet when she goes out for thread?

5. What happened to the Bengal Tigers?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Hasina's secret?

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

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

4. What happens after the meeting at the mosque?

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

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

7. What indication is there of Nazneen's confusion over what she wants?

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

9. What does the entire family attend?

10. How does Nazneen learn of the tickets for Bangladesh?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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?

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