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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. Nadira's older sister cries as the family passes through Boston because she has always wanted to do what?
(a) Attend Columbia.
(b) Attend Princeton.
(c) Attend Yale.
(d) Attend Harvard.

2. Where does Ma stay when Abba is detained in order to wait for his release in Section 2: Chapter 2?
(a) Burlington.
(b) Allentown.
(c) Albany.
(d) Boston.

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

4. When Bengal was divided in the Partition, the side which belonged to India held mostly what?
(a) Hindus.
(b) Muslims.
(c) Jews.
(d) Christians.

5. Aisha tells Nadira that she needs to do what, now that she is in charge in Section 3: Chapter 4?
(a) Go on a date.
(b) Study more at school.
(c) Cut her hair.
(d) Go on a diet.

Short Answer Questions

1. After Abba is taken away, Nadira and Aisha help Ma buy a coat that is what color in Section 2: Chapter 2?

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

3. Where do Aisha and Nadira attend school in the novel?

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

5. 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?

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