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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 13: Chapter 16.

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) Potatoes.
(b) Rice.
(c) Curry.
(d) Eggplant.

2. Nadira meets an Asian girl who is studying to become what while visiting Barnard College in Section 10: Chapter 12?
(a) A veterenarian.
(b) A geologist.
(c) A biologist.
(d) A doctor.

3. When Nadira meets Aisha after her interview at Barnard College, Aisha is doing what by the front gate in Section 10: Chapter 12?
(a) Vomiting.
(b) Singing.
(c) Crying.
(d) Calling her mother.

4. What does Abba tell his daughters to say at school after he is detained in Section 2: Chapter 2?
(a) That he is sick.
(b) That they are being deported.
(c) That he is detained.
(d) Nothing.

5. Where has the school counselor arranged for a college interview for Aisha in Section 4: Chapter 5?
(a) Boston University.
(b) Princeton University.
(c) Harvard University.
(d) Barnard College.

Short Answer Questions

1. What refers to the point in the story where the main character's point of view changes, or the most exciting part of the story in literature?

2. A police officer finally tells Nadira's family that Uncle is being detained and moved to a facility where in Section 8: Chapter 10?

3. Who agrees to write a letter, explaining why Abba gave money to the mosque in Section 7: Chapter 9?

4. Aisha does not open what, which arrives in Section 13: Chapter 16?

5. Where do Aisha and Nadira attend school in the novel?

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