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

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

3. After Abba is taken away, Nadira and Aisha help Ma buy a coat that is what color in Section 2: Chapter 2?
(a) Blue.
(b) Purple.
(c) Red.
(d) Pink.

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

5. From what country did Nadira's family emigrate to the United States?
(a) Bangladesh.
(b) Afghanistan.
(c) India.
(d) Pakistan.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Nadira's family is driving where to seek asylum in the beginning of the book?

3. When was the U.S.A. Patriot Act signed into law?

4. Bangladesh is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with what country to the far southeast?

5. When Nadira's great-grandparents settled in a village due to famine, they found work where?

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