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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 4: Chapter 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After Tim explains the Special Registration law, Abba wants to register, but who insists it is better to wait or return to Bangladesh?
(a) Lily Yee.
(b) Uncle.
(c) Auntie.
(d) Taslima.

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

3. Ma tells Nadira they finally have enough for Abba's bond and he will be released when in Section 4: Chapter 5?
(a) Next month.
(b) Next week.
(c) Tomorrow.
(d) In two weeks.

4. 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 jute farm.
(d) A cotton farm.

5. What refers to a concerted national effort to prevent terrorist attacks within the U.S., reduce America's vulnerability to terrorism, and minimize the damage and recover from attacks that do occur?
(a) The FBI.
(b) The CIA.
(c) The Patriot Act.
(d) Homeland Security.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is a literary device in which an author indistinctly suggests certain plot developments that might come later in the story?

3. What nation divided Bengal in half in an act called Partition?

4. In what year did the September 11 attacks take place on the World Trade Center?

5. What is the name of Nadira's father in the novel?

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