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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. Where do Nadira and Aisha go to help Ma buy a coat in Section 2: Chapter 2?

2. What nation divided Bengal in half in an act called Partition?

3. Bangladesh is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with what country to the far southeast?

4. Who questions why Aisha applied to a college in Canada in Section 5: Chapter 6?

5. Nadira's family hired their second immigration lawyer after who saw him on television and convinced him to take their case?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Nadira feel about her sister? How does she describe Aisha in Section 1: Chapter 1?

2. What do Nadira and Aisha learn from Ali-uncle in Section 7: Chapter 9? What does Ali-uncle agree to do to help?

3. Who accosts Nadira on the bus in Section 5: Chapter 6? What is Nadira's response?

4. What caused the Hossains to seek asylum in Canada in Section 1: Chapter 1?

5. What interaction does Nadira have with her sister at school in Section 5: Chapter 6? How does she feel about it?

6. What do Aisha and Nadira learn from their mother in Section 7: Chapter 9? Who approaches, attempting to help?

7. What argument does Nadira have with Uncle in Section 5: Chapter 6? What excuse does Auntie give?

8. What Partition does Nadira describe in Section 3: Chapter 3? What was its impact on the Bengali people?

9. When do Nadira and Aisha return to school in Section 4: Chapter 5? Who first approaches them? Why?

10. Where does Aisha take Nadira in Section 6: Chapter 8? Why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the theme of moral goodness in the novel. How is this theme related through Abba's past and his brother's death? How does Nadira represent this theme through her actions?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze the plot structure of Ask Me No Questions, identifying and discussing the exposition, rising action, climax, and denouement of the novel. How traditional is Budhos's story structure in the narrative? Are there subplots, and if so, what do they relate?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the setting of Dhaka, and discuss the decision of Auntie and Uncle to return to their homeland. How many Bangladeshi immigrants returned to their home countries willingly during the era following 9/11? Why are Auntie and Uncle outraged by Taslima's elopement?

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