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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. What is the name of Nadira's best friend in the novel?
(a) Abba.
(b) Aisha.
(c) Tim.
(d) Lily Yee.

2. Who does Nadira discover has disappeared in Section 13: Chapter 16?
(a) Abba.
(b) Mr. Rashid.
(c) Ali-uncle.
(d) Tareq.

3. How old is Nadira in the beginning of the novel?
(a) 14.
(b) 12.
(c) 16.
(d) 17.

4. Nadira's family hired their second immigration lawyer after who saw him on television and convinced him to take their case?
(a) Aisha.
(b) Nadira.
(c) Ma.
(d) Abba.

5. Mr. Rashid hopes the appeal will come through, but otherwise, the Hossains will do what, in Section 13: Chapter 16?
(a) Try to return to Canada.
(b) Try to gain asylum in India.
(c) Try to gain asylum in Egypt.
(d) Try to gain asylum in Mexico.

Short Answer Questions

1. Aisha tells Nadira that she needs to do what, now that she is in charge in Section 3: Chapter 4?

2. After what year did the Federal government, rather than the individual states, begin regulating immigration into the United States?

3. In Section 11: Chapter 13, Nadira recalls how who was praised in Dhaka for being a great swimmer and for his strong lungs?

4. When Nadira meets Aisha after her interview at Barnard College, Aisha is doing what by the front gate in Section 10: Chapter 12?

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

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