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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 is Nadira's last name in the novel?
(a) Hossein.
(b) Hossain.
(c) Huston.
(d) Hussein.

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?
(a) $2,000.
(b) $5,000.
(c) $4,000.
(d) $3,000.

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

4. Once, Nadira came home to find what burning in a pan, and she ran outside to find Ma crying on a park bench?
(a) Curry.
(b) Rice.
(c) Potatoes.
(d) Eggplant.

5. How old is Aisha in the beginning of "Ask Me No Questions"?
(a) 17.
(b) 16.
(c) 18.
(d) 19.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Nadira's older sister?

2. Along what border does Nadira's hope to stop and apply for asylum in Section 2: Chapter 2?

3. According to the narrator, Ma's spirits lifted after Abba got cable because she loves watching what?

4. From what country did Nadira's family emigrate to the United States?

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

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