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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Aisha in the beginning of "Ask Me No Questions"?
(a) 19.
(b) 18.
(c) 17.
(d) 16.

2. What is a word for God used in the context of Islam?
(a) Jehovah.
(b) Allah.
(c) Yahweh.
(d) Jesu.

3. Nadira claims that Abba's older brother was killed when he joined what group in Section 6: Chapter 7?
(a) The Maharaja.
(b) The Timor-Leste.
(c) The Mukti Bahini.
(d) The Brahmaputra.

4. From what country did Nadira's family emigrate to the United States?
(a) Afghanistan.
(b) India.
(c) Bangladesh.
(d) Pakistan.

5. Taslima met Tim while working at what?
(a) A Broadway musical.
(b) A political campaign.
(c) A human rights organization.
(d) A catering event.

6. What is the name of Nadira's older sister?
(a) Aisha.
(b) Lily Yee.
(c) Taslima.
(d) Abba.

7. Once, Nadira came home to find what burning in a pan, and she ran outside to find Ma crying on a park bench?
(a) Rice.
(b) Potatoes.
(c) Curry.
(d) Eggplant.

8. Nadira recounts how the first lawyer they hired to make them legal was investigated for what?
(a) Fraud.
(b) Bank robbery.
(c) Treason.
(d) Terrorism.

9. What is the name of Abba's older brother which Nadira describes in Section 6: Chapter 7?
(a) Taslima.
(b) Naseem.
(c) Ali-uncle.
(d) Tareq.

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

11. What is the name of Nadira's father in the novel?
(a) Taslima.
(b) Abba.
(c) Tim.
(d) Tareq.

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

13. What job did Nadira's father take upon arriving in the United States?
(a) Banker.
(b) Waiter.
(c) Dry-cleaner.
(d) Baker.

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

15. On what day do Aisha and Nadira return to school in Section 4: Chapter 5?
(a) Tuesday.
(b) Sunday.
(c) Saturday.
(d) Wednesday.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Aisha say about her phone to the school counselor in Section 4: Chapter 5?

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

3. Nadira often helps who in his newspaper store after school?

4. 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?

5. What village in Bangladesh did Nadira's great-grandparents eventually settle in?

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