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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 15: Endnote.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Tareq shows Nadira what when she gets into his car in Section 11: Chapter 14?
(a) Money.
(b) A letter.
(c) A gun.
(d) A green card.

2. What village in Bangladesh did Nadira's great-grandparents eventually settle in?
(a) Rajshahi.
(b) Barisal.
(c) Chittagong.
(d) Dhaka.

3. When Bengal was divided in the Partition, the side which belonged to India held mostly what?
(a) Jews.
(b) Muslims.
(c) Hindus.
(d) Christians.

4. In what year did the September 11 attacks take place on the World Trade Center?
(a) 2002.
(b) 2001.
(c) 2003.
(d) 2000.

5. Who do Nadira and Aisha get to write a letter about Abba in Section 7: Chapter 9?
(a) His case worker.
(b) His father.
(c) A police officer.
(d) His boss.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Nadira's family stop for lunch on their way to their final appeal in Section 14: Chapter 18?

2. According to the narrator, Ma's spirits lifted after Abba got cable because she loves watching what?

3. What are seven liberal arts colleges in the Northeastern United States that are historically women's colleges?

4. In literature, what refers to the struggle occurring within a character's mind?

5. When Nadira's family stops for lunch on their way to their final appeal, Nadira and Aisha joke about going where?

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