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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. What nation divided Bengal in half in an act called Partition?
(a) Portugal.
(b) Singapore.
(c) Great Britain.
(d) France.

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 Columbia.
(d) Attend Yale.

3. Along what border does Nadira's hope to stop and apply for asylum in Section 2: Chapter 2?
(a) California/Mexico.
(b) New York/Canada.
(c) North Dakota/Canada.
(d) Vermont/Canada.

4. Where does Abba send his daughters when he is detained for having an expired visa in Section 2: Chapter 2?
(a) Into Montreal.
(b) Uncle and Auntie's apartment.
(c) Back to Bangladesh.
(d) Back to Minnesota.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What job did Nadira's father take upon arriving in the United States?

3. What does Abba tell his daughters to say at school after he is detained in Section 2: Chapter 2?

4. When Bengal was divided in the Partition, the side which belonged to India held mostly what?

5. What is the name of Nadira and Aisha's older cousin?

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