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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does the border officer tell Abba when he explains his family is seeking asylum in Section 2: Chapter 2?
(a) They are no longer offering asylum.
(b) They are overwhelmed with immigrants.
(c) They are not accepting Muslim immigrants.
(d) They are happy to take in the family.

3. After Abba is taken away, Nadira and Aisha help Ma buy a coat that is what color in Section 2: Chapter 2?
(a) Blue.
(b) Purple.
(c) Pink.
(d) Red.

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

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

6. What does Abba tell his daughters to say at school after he is detained in Section 2: Chapter 2?
(a) That they are being deported.
(b) Nothing.
(c) That he is sick.
(d) That he is detained.

7. Taslima claims that "the only way to fight a political situation is to" what, in Section 7: Chapter 9?
(a) "Be political."
(b) "Run away."
(c) "Fight fair."
(d) "Fight crooked."

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

9. The stated priorities of what organization are to promote national security, to eliminate immigration case backlogs, and to improve customer services?
(a) ICE.
(b) CBP.
(c) The USCIS.
(d) IATSA.

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

11. What is the name of Nadira's best friend in the novel?
(a) Lily Yee.
(b) Tim.
(c) Abba.
(d) Aisha.

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

13. Aisha tells Nadira that she needs to do what, now that she is in charge in Section 3: Chapter 4?
(a) Go on a date.
(b) Study more at school.
(c) Cut her hair.
(d) Go on a diet.

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

15. In what year did a drought cause Nadira's great-grandparents to move to a small village in Bangladesh?
(a) 1919.
(b) 1985.
(c) 1925.
(d) 1943.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year did the September 11 attacks take place on the World Trade Center?

2. Who is the young Bangladeshi man who tries to sell Nadira a fake ID for Abba in Section 4: Chapter 5?

3. What college has Aisha applied to in Canada in Section 5: Chapter 6?

4. When Bengal was divided in the Partition, the side which belonged to India held mostly what?

5. Where do Nadira and Aisha go to help Ma buy a coat in Section 2: Chapter 2?

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