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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 is passed around for all to see during the meeting at the mosque?

2. The night before their departure:

3. What does Chanu do after having been in England for almost thirty years?

4. Hasina says that she is:

5. In their neighborhood, there is now tension between:

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens after the meeting at the mosque?

2. After almost thirty years in England, why does Chanu decide to go sightseeing?

3. What happens when Nazneen goes out for thread?

4. Why does Hasina write in the letter to her sister?

5. What alarms Nazneen when she listens to Chanu and Dr. Azad talk at dinner?

6. What does Karim tell Nazneen about a group of kids in the neighborhood?

7. What is the cause of Nazneen's illness?

8. What is Hasina's secret?

9. How does Nazneen learn of the tickets for Bangladesh?

10. How does Nazneen get Mrs. Islam to forgive the debt?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Nazneen receives a letter from Hasina right before Chanu's departure. Was Hasina telling Nazneen not to make the same mistake her mother made? Was she telling her not to return to Bangladesh?

Essay Topic 2

Throughout the book Chanu warned Nazneen about Raiza. Why? What was the threat that was represented by Raiza?

Essay Topic 3

According to Dr. Azad, most of the Pakistani immigrants who come to England think they will save money and then return to Pakistan. Is Chanu any different? What are his plans?

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