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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Aisha tells Nadira she has been nominated for what in Section 5: Chapter 6?
(a) Class President.
(b) Class Secretary.
(c) Valedictorian.
(d) Prom Queen.

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

4. Where does Ma stay when Abba is detained in order to wait for his release in Section 2: Chapter 2?
(a) Burlington.
(b) Boston.
(c) Albany.
(d) Allentown.

5. What is a literary device in which an author indistinctly suggests certain plot developments that might come later in the story?
(a) Obstacle.
(b) Conflict.
(c) Foreshadowing.
(d) Catalyst.

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

7. Where has the school counselor arranged for a college interview for Aisha in Section 4: Chapter 5?
(a) Princeton University.
(b) Barnard College.
(c) Boston University.
(d) Harvard University.

8. 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) IATSA.
(b) The USCIS.
(c) ICE.
(d) CBP.

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

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

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

12. Who agrees to write a letter, explaining why Abba gave money to the mosque in Section 7: Chapter 9?
(a) Ali-uncle.
(b) Tareq.
(c) Mr. Friedlander.
(d) Mr. Rashid.

13. Nadira's older sister cries as the family passes through Boston because she has always wanted to do what?
(a) Attend Yale.
(b) Attend Princeton.
(c) Attend Columbia.
(d) Attend Harvard.

14. 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) $2,000.
(c) $3,000.
(d) $5,000.

15. 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) Juxtaposition.
(c) Catalyst.
(d) Conflict.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who questions why Aisha applied to a college in Canada in Section 5: Chapter 6?

2. Nadira and Aisha discover from their mother that they kept their savings with whom in Section 7: Chapter 9?

3. What is the name of Nadira and Aisha's older cousin?

4. What is a word for God used in the context of Islam?

5. Aisha and Nadira stop at an all-you-can-eat buffet outside what city in Section 3: Chapter 4?

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