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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 does Nadira decide to do at the end of Section 11: Chapter 14?

2. How much money does Nadira intend to give Tareq for the green card in Section 11: Chapter 14?

3. What is an academic title given to the second highest graduate of the entire graduating class of a specific discipline?

4. Tareq shows Nadira what when she gets into his car in Section 11: Chapter 14?

5. How long ago does Aisha say her family came to the United States in Section 14: Chapter 17?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Aisha admit to Nadira when she joins her in the playground in Section 13: Chapter 16?

2. What dream does Nadira describe in the beginning of Section 14: Chapter 18? Who awakens her, and why?

3. What does Aisha do with her college acceptance letters in Section 13: Chapter 16? Why?

4. How does Nadira feel about being included with Aisha's friends at school in Section 9: Chapter 11?

5. What memory of her father does Nadira relate in the beginning of Section 11: Chapter 13?

6. What does Nadira tell the court at Abba's preliminary hearing in Section 12: Chapter 15?

7. How does Tareq describe the process of fake documentation in Section 11: Chapter 14?

8. What commotion awakens Nadira in Section 8: Chapter 10? How is the scene described?

9. What is the treatment like that Nadira's family receives at the police station in Section 8: Chapter 10?

10. What tension breaks the celebrations in Section 13: Chapter 16?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss and analyze the theme of alienation in the novel. How did Nadira's family feel alienated prior to the detainments? How is this theme embodied in each of the members of the Hossain family in Section 9: Chapter 11?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss the character arc of Nadira in "Ask Me No Questions". How does Nadira progress and grow as a young woman from the beginning of the novel to the end? How is this recognized by her family? What moral lessons does the protagonist learn?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the theme of family in the novel. What symbolism supports this theme? How does Nadira feel about her family, and how do these feelings progress in the narrative? How does the Hossain family evolve in the story?

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