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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. Bangladesh is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with what country to the far southeast?
(a) Afghanistan.
(b) Thailand.
(c) Brazil.
(d) Burma.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What sign does Nadira's family pass in Section 2: Chapter 2 that causes Abba to rub his chest?

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

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

5. Nadira's older sister cries as the family passes through Boston because she has always wanted to do what?

(see the answer key)

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