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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What grade is Nadira in at school in the novel?
(a) Fourth.
(b) Fifth.
(c) Ninth.
(d) Sixth.

2. When Nadira phones Ma, she learns Abba's preliminary hearing has been scheduled and will determine if he will be released or _____, in Section 11: Chapter 13?
(a) Deported.
(b) Imported.
(c) Imprisoned.
(d) Executed.

3. Where does Auntie work every morning in Section 9: Chapter 11?
(a) Dunkin' Donuts.
(b) A corner bodega.
(c) McDonald's.
(d) The 99 cent store.

4. When Nadira asks Aisha why she skipped her interview, Aisha confesses she was what, in Section 10: Chapter 12?
(a) Stoned.
(b) Scared.
(c) Angry.
(d) Drunk.

5. In Section 8: Chapter 10, Nadira wakes as Immigration arrives to demand documentation from whom?
(a) Uncle.
(b) Aisha.
(c) Auntie.
(d) Taslima.

6. Who stops going out and begins skipping her school activities and avoiding her friends in Section 9: Chapter 11?
(a) Aisha.
(b) Ma.
(c) Auntie.
(d) Lily Yee.

7. Nadira's father took her to the city pool at what park to teach her to swim as a child?
(a) Brooklyn Heights Park.
(b) Flushing Meadows Park.
(c) Central Park.
(d) Prospect Park.

8. What day do Nadira, Abba and Ma return home from a walk in the park to find an uproar at home in Section 13: Chapter 16?
(a) Sunday.
(b) Tuesday.
(c) Monday.
(d) Thursday.

9. Who comes to apologize to Nadira while she sits in the playground in Section 13: Chapter 16?
(a) Ali-uncle.
(b) Auntie.
(c) Aisha.
(d) Lily Yee.

10. Barnard College has been affiliated with what institution since 1900?
(a) Rutgers University.
(b) Harvard University.
(c) Columbia University.
(d) Princeton University.

11. Who argues with a female officer about using her cell phone in Section 8: Chapter 10?
(a) Taslima.
(b) Tim.
(c) Auntie.
(d) Ma.

12. What does the school counselor tell Nadira about Aisha's interview at Barnard College in Section 10: Chapter 12?
(a) Aisha walked out of the interview.
(b) Aisha didn't show up.
(c) Aisha did horribly in the interview.
(d) Aisha called in sick.

13. Nadira looks at Abba's paperwork and thinks she has found a way to save him. Worried her discovery will not be enough and she needs something bigger, she arranges to meet with whom in Section 11: Chapter 13?
(a) Mr. Rashid.
(b) Tareq.
(c) Ali-uncle.
(d) Mr. Friedlander.

14. Where does Nadira's family stop for lunch on their way to their final appeal in Section 14: Chapter 18?
(a) Burger King.
(b) Wendy's.
(c) Pizza Hut.
(d) McDonald's.

15. Tareq shows Nadira what when she gets into his car in Section 11: Chapter 14?
(a) A green card.
(b) Money.
(c) A gun.
(d) A letter.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Section 11: Chapter 13, Nadira recalls how who was praised in Dhaka for being a great swimmer and for his strong lungs?

2. Barnard College is located in what neighborhood of Manhattan?

3. What is the capital of Bangladesh?

4. While riding the bus in Section 12: Chapter 15, an American guy starts talking to Nadira about visiting his sick mother who he has not seen in how long?

5. Mr. Rashid told Abba the appeal will either grant the Hossains residency or they will be deported in how much time, in Section 14: Chapter 18?

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