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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. Why dies Nishat leave the sitting room and sit alone on the stairs at the party?

2. In Chapter 13, who barges into Nishat’s room?

3. In Chapter 1, what does Nishat say that she wants to do?

4. Who says Flavia is the best artist in the entire school?

5. What does Nishat wish she had memorized?

Short Essay Questions

1. At which event does the novel begin?

2. What does Nishat buy a ton of, in order to slow down Flavia's business?

3. Why is Nishat excited in Chapter 10?

4. In Chapter 9, whose hands are wrapped in henna?

5. What does Nishat love to design?

6. What does the quote end with at the end of Chapter 10?

7. Nishat talks about which rumor Chyna spread about her father's restaurant in Chapter 5?

8. In Chapter 4, what does Nishat ask Priti?

9. In Chapter 8, why does Priti shoot down Nishat for making Bengali food from the restaurant for their business project?

10. What roles do Nishat and Priti play at Sunny Apu's wedding?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

We learn a lot about Nishat’s family background in the first couple of pages. How does the move to Ireland affect Nishat and her family?

Essay Topic 2

Priti and Nishat have a close sibling relationship and they go through a lot over the course of the book. Priti is a big part of Nishat’s support system but do you think Nishat could be more supportive of her sister?

Essay Topic 3

Why is the relationship between Flávia and Chyna complicated?

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