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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 3: Chapters 3 and 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Nadira's older sister cries as the family passes through Boston because she has always wanted to do what?
(a) Attend Princeton.
(b) Attend Harvard.
(c) Attend Yale.
(d) Attend Columbia.

3. What is the name of Nadira and Aisha's older cousin?
(a) Tareq.
(b) Lily Yee.
(c) Taslima.
(d) Abba.

4. 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?
(a) Sixth.
(b) Seventh.
(c) Third.
(d) Fifth.

5. Where do Aisha and Nadira attend school in the novel?
(a) New York High.
(b) Meadowlark High.
(c) Flushing High.
(d) Brooklyn Heights High.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Ma stay when Abba is detained in order to wait for his release in Section 2: Chapter 2?

2. How much money does the officer tell Abba he must put together for a bond to apply for asylum in Canada again in Section 2: Chapter 2?

3. In what year did a drought cause Nadira's great-grandparents to move to a small village in Bangladesh?

4. Where does Abba send his daughters when he is detained for having an expired visa in Section 2: Chapter 2?

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

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