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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 10: Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Aisha claims she should not be on the debate team anymore because her parents are what, in Section 10: Chapter 12?
(a) Being deported.
(b) In prison.
(c) Sick.
(d) Old-fashioned.

2. Where do Nadira and Aisha go after school to try calling the INS in Section 7: Chapter 9?
(a) Dunkin' Donuts.
(b) Ali-uncle's shop.
(c) McDonald's.
(d) Uncle's office.

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

4. When Nadira asks Aisha why she skipped her interview, Aisha confesses she was what, in Section 10: Chapter 12?
(a) Scared.
(b) Angry.
(c) Drunk.
(d) Stoned.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a person, team, company, or other organization competing against another person or team, etc.?

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

3. Where do Auntie and Nadira take a cab to get Uncle in Section 9: Chapter 11?

4. What is the name of Abba's older brother which Nadira describes in Section 6: Chapter 7?

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

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