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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 book from Aliza's book shelf does Razia read repeatedly?

2. What kind of nail polish is Aliza putting on when Razia comes over to Taslima and Aliza's house after using the Surprise Ask?

3. What is Taslima's surprise for Razia once they are changed into their outftits in the park?

4. During the Aunty's sermon, what religion does she say that children in the neighborhood started calling her?

5. What team does Taslima's mom root for in baseball?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the ultimatum that Taibah Aunty gives to Razia?

2. At the end of the chapter titled Stuyvesant what does Razia begin to imagine? What starts to disappear for her?

3. What is Ben, the Strand bookstore clerk able to guess about Razia and Angela?

4. What does Taibah Aunty try to say to Razia about how girls were in Pakistan when Taibah Aunty was a girl?

5. What is Razia's mother's reaction to Razia's hair cut?

6. What sad memory does Razia have about the ferry that is conected to her and Saima's family?

7. Why does The Aunty's sermon at the Khatum make Razia uncomfortable?

8. What does Razia think about Peter Styuvesant? And what does Razia take pleasure in about attending Stuyvesant high school in regard to race and religion?

9. Why is Razia initially reluctant once she changes into her fashionable outfit? How does she feel once she walks around bit?

10. What does Razia's father say about Razia wearing Goodwill clothes and Razia's desire to be American?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

At the end of the chapter titled, "Bethesda Fountain" Razia thinks that she and Taslima and everyone are just like the ducks who go against their natural instincts to be taken care of. Why does Razia think that? How does that thought directly apply to Razia's life?

Essay Topic 2

What do you think of Razia's mother? What kind of woman is she? Is she gentle? Is she strict? What parts of the story give you your impression of Razia's mother? How does Razia's mother feel about her community? How does Razia's mother feel about Razia? What does she want for Razia?

Essay Topic 3

What role do poetry and metaphor play in the story? The chapters often end with the last few sentences being very poetic or metaphorical. How do these last lines add to the mood of each chapter? How do these last lines impact you as the reader? Read the last lines of the chapter titled, "Sabak." These lines are very metaphorical and poetic. How do you interpret them? What do they mean to you in regard to the chapter and the entirety of the story up to that point? What do you think the author is trying to say?

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