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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the second lawyer that the Hossains hire to make them legal?
(a) Mr. Jackson.
(b) Mr. Rashid.
(c) Mr. Tareq.
(d) Mr. Friedlander.

2. Who does Nadira attempt to cheat off of in her geometry quiz in Section 5: Chapter 6?
(a) Tim.
(b) Lily Yee.
(c) Aisha.
(d) Cassie David.

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

4. Where is Abba incarcerated when he is detained for having an expired visa?
(a) New Paltz.
(b) Burlington.
(c) Albany.
(d) Boston.

5. What location in New York Harbor was the gateway for millions of immigrants to the United States?
(a) Alexander Island.
(b) Golden Gate Bay.
(c) Hamilton Island.
(d) Ellis Island.

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

7. What does Aisha say about her phone to the school counselor in Section 4: Chapter 5?
(a) It is working.
(b) It is cut off.
(c) It is broken.
(d) The number changed.

8. 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?
(a) Third.
(b) Fifth.
(c) Sixth.
(d) Seventh.

9. What is a person, team, company, or other organization competing against another person or team, etc.?
(a) Protagonist.
(b) Rival.
(c) Comrade.
(d) Catalyst.

10. What is the name of Nadira and Aisha's older cousin?
(a) Taslima.
(b) Tareq.
(c) Lily Yee.
(d) Abba.

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

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

13. Nadira's family hired their second immigration lawyer after who saw him on television and convinced him to take their case?
(a) Nadira.
(b) Abba.
(c) Aisha.
(d) Ma.

14. Nadira and Aisha learn that Abba saved how much money for their college tuition secretly in Section 7: Chapter 9?
(a) $3,000.
(b) $10,000.
(c) $5,000.
(d) $1,000.

15. What is a federal law enforcement agency of the United States Department of Homeland Security charged with regulating and facilitating international trade, collecting import duties, and enforcing U.S. regulations, including trade, customs and immigration?
(a) ICE.
(b) IATSA.
(c) The USCIS.
(d) CBP.

Short Answer Questions

1. Taslima claims that "the only way to fight a political situation is to" what, in Section 7: Chapter 9?

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

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

4. Where has the school counselor arranged for a college interview for Aisha in Section 4: Chapter 5?

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

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