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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What nation divided Bengal in half in an act called Partition?
(a) Great Britain.
(b) Portugal.
(c) France.
(d) Singapore.

5. Aisha and Nadira map out their argument for writing the new director of immigration and who, pleading for special circumstances in Section 7: Chapter 9?
(a) Their congressman.
(b) The President.
(c) The Bengali Ambassador.
(d) Their lawyer.

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

7. Uncle works in what profession in the novel?
(a) Sanitation.
(b) Catering.
(c) Banking.
(d) Photography.

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

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

10. 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?
(a) $4,000.
(b) $3,000.
(c) $2,000.
(d) $5,000.

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

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

13. According to the narrator, Ma's spirits lifted after Abba got cable because she loves watching what?
(a) Cooking shows.
(b) Singing shows.
(c) Cartoons.
(d) Soap operas.

14. Who is the young Bangladeshi man who tries to sell Nadira a fake ID for Abba in Section 4: Chapter 5?
(a) Tim.
(b) Taslima.
(c) Abba.
(d) Tareq.

15. Bangladesh is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with what country to the far southeast?
(a) Brazil.
(b) Thailand.
(c) Afghanistan.
(d) Burma.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Section 5: Chapter 6, Nadira and Aisha learn Abba's bond has been denied and he is being held for questioning regarding giving money to what institution, which is suspected of being involved with an illegal political affiliation?

2. Where do Nadira and Aisha go after school to try calling the INS in Section 7: Chapter 9?

3. After what year did the Federal government, rather than the individual states, begin regulating immigration into the United States?

4. 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?

5. When Abba saw Ma at a Bengali New Year fair, he refused to do what until his father arranged their marriage?

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