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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was the U.S.A. Patriot Act signed into law?
(a) October 26, 2001.
(b) November 20, 2001.
(c) September 12, 2001.
(d) October 11, 2002.

2. What is a rhetorical device, literary technique, or situation in which there is a sharp incongruity or discordance that goes beyond the simple and evident intention of words or actions?
(a) Irony.
(b) Catalyst.
(c) Juxtaposition.
(d) Conflict.

3. Who mocks Aisha and Nadira for thinking they can make a difference in Section 7: Chapter 9?
(a) Taslima.
(b) Tim.
(c) Auntie.
(d) Ma.

4. Who questions why Aisha applied to a college in Canada in Section 5: Chapter 6?
(a) Risa.
(b) Sarah.
(c) Michelle.
(d) Laura.

5. Nadira's family is driving where to seek asylum in the beginning of the book?
(a) France.
(b) Canada.
(c) The United States.
(d) Mexico.

6. Who invites Nadira to sit with her friends at lunch in Section 5: Chapter 6?
(a) Taslima.
(b) Cassie.
(c) Aisha.
(d) Lily Yee.

7. Who is Nadira's geometry teacher in the book?
(a) Mr. Jackson.
(b) Mr. Smith.
(c) Mr. Friedlander.
(d) Mr. Chin.

8. What does INS stand for?
(a) Immigration and Nurturing Service.
(b) Immigration and Nationalization Service.
(c) Immigration and Neutralization Service.
(d) Immigration and Naturalization Service.

9. 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) Tomorrow.
(c) In two weeks.
(d) Next week.

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

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

12. What village in Bangladesh did Nadira's great-grandparents eventually settle in?
(a) Dhaka.
(b) Barisal.
(c) Rajshahi.
(d) Chittagong.

13. When Abba is detained for having an expired visa, he is told that what proceedings would likely begin in Section 2: Chapter 2?
(a) Deportation proceedings.
(b) Capital punishment proceedings.
(c) Fraud proceedings.
(d) Importation proceedings.

14. What college has Aisha applied to in Canada in Section 5: Chapter 6?
(a) Oxford University.
(b) McGill University.
(c) Vancouver University.
(d) Montreal University.

15. Where do Aisha and Nadira attend school in the novel?
(a) New York High.
(b) Flushing High.
(c) Brooklyn Heights High.
(d) Meadowlark High.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the second lawyer that the Hossains hire to make them legal?

2. Nadira and Aisha learn that Abba saved how much money for their college tuition secretly in Section 7: Chapter 9?

3. What job did Nadira's father take upon arriving in the United States?

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

5. 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?

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