View a FREE sample

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) France.
(b) Great Britain.
(c) Singapore.
(d) Portugal.

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

3. When Nadira's great-grandparents settled in a village due to famine, they found work where?
(a) A canning factory.
(b) A fishing pier.
(c) A cotton farm.
(d) A jute farm.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Aisha tells Nadira that she needs to do what, now that she is in charge in Section 3: Chapter 4?

3. 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?

4. What is Nadira's last name in the novel?

5. What does the border officer tell Abba when he explains his family is seeking asylum in Section 2: Chapter 2?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 259 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample