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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 5: Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Once, Nadira came home to find what burning in a pan, and she ran outside to find Ma crying on a park bench?
(a) Eggplant.
(b) Rice.
(c) Curry.
(d) Potatoes.

2. In what year did a drought cause Nadira's great-grandparents to move to a small village in Bangladesh?
(a) 1985.
(b) 1919.
(c) 1943.
(d) 1925.

3. When Nadira's great-grandparents settled in a village due to famine, they found work where?
(a) A cotton farm.
(b) A canning factory.
(c) A fishing pier.
(d) A jute farm.

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

5. After Abba is taken away, Nadira and Aisha help Ma buy a coat like one that who wore in Section 2: Chapter 2?
(a) Marilyn Monroe.
(b) Betty Davis.
(c) Joan Crawford.
(d) Jackie Kennedy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Nadira often helps who in his newspaper store after school?

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

3. Who is the young Bangladeshi man who tries to sell Nadira a fake ID for Abba in Section 4: Chapter 5?

4. After Abba is taken away, Nadira and Aisha help Ma buy a coat that is what color in Section 2: Chapter 2?

5. In what grade was Aisha when she decided which clique of girls she wanted to befriend and begged Ma to buy her the same clothes, according to the narrator?

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