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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Who do Taslima, Nadira and Aisha gossip about in Section 7: Chapter 9?
(a) Abba.
(b) Tareq.
(c) Tim.
(d) Mr. Rashid.

4. What is Nadira's last name in the novel?
(a) Hossein.
(b) Hussein.
(c) Huston.
(d) Hossain.

5. Nadira and Aisha discover from their mother that they kept their savings with whom in Section 7: Chapter 9?
(a) Tim.
(b) Uncle.
(c) Mr. Rashid.
(d) Ali-uncle.

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

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

8. Who do Nadira and Aisha get to write a letter about Abba in Section 7: Chapter 9?
(a) His case worker.
(b) His boss.
(c) A police officer.
(d) His father.

9. 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) Juxtaposition.
(b) Catalyst.
(c) Irony.
(d) Conflict.

10. When Abba saw Ma at a Bengali New Year fair, he refused to do what until his father arranged their marriage?
(a) Speak.
(b) Swim.
(c) Eat.
(d) Work.

11. What is the name of the white law student whom Taslima dates in "Ask Me No Questions"?
(a) James.
(b) Tim.
(c) Jack.
(d) David.

12. 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) Seventh.
(c) Fifth.
(d) Sixth.

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

14. How many of the twenty questions on Nadira's geometry quiz does she complete in Section 5: Chapter 6?
(a) 12.
(b) 19.
(c) 16.
(d) 20.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Ma tells Nadira they finally have enough for Abba's bond and he will be released when in Section 4: Chapter 5?

3. Where is Abba incarcerated when he is detained for having an expired visa?

4. Aisha tells Nadira that she needs to do what, now that she is in charge in Section 3: Chapter 4?

5. On what day do Aisha and Nadira return to school in Section 4: Chapter 5?

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