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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the capital of Bangladesh?
(a) Barisal.
(b) Khulna.
(c) Dhaka.
(d) Rajshahi.

2. Who is angry with Aisha for missing debate team practices and meets in Section 10: Chapter 12?
(a) Mr. Chen.
(b) Tim.
(c) Mr. Rashid.
(d) Mr. Friedlander.

3. What language do the members of Nadira's family speak principally?
(a) Japanese.
(b) French.
(c) English.
(d) Bengali.

4. Who does Uncle blame for sending Abba to Canada?
(a) Nadira.
(b) Aisha.
(c) Tim.
(d) Tareq.

5. When Nadira meets Aisha after her interview at Barnard College, Aisha is doing what by the front gate in Section 10: Chapter 12?
(a) Crying.
(b) Calling her mother.
(c) Singing.
(d) Vomiting.

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

7. Who joins Nadira's family at the station house when Immigration arrives demanding documentation in Section 8: Chapter 10?
(a) Mr. Rashid.
(b) Tim.
(c) Ma.
(d) Abba.

8. Who is Taslima married to in Section 14: Chapter 17?
(a) Mr. Rashid.
(b) Nareem.
(c) Tim.
(d) Tareq.

9. In literature, what refers to the struggle occurring within a character's mind?
(a) Internal conflict.
(b) Catalyst.
(c) External conflict.
(d) Psychological damage.

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

11. Aisha does not open what, which arrives in Section 13: Chapter 16?
(a) Her exam grades.
(b) Financial Aid award letters.
(c) Deportation forms.
(d) College acceptance letters.

12. What is an academic title conferred upon the student who delivers the closing or farewell statement at a graduation ceremony?
(a) Orator.
(b) Salutatorian.
(c) Catalyst.
(d) Valedictorian.

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

14. Mr. Rashid hopes the appeal will come through, but otherwise, the Hossains will do what, in Section 13: Chapter 16?
(a) Try to gain asylum in Mexico.
(b) Try to gain asylum in Egypt.
(c) Try to gain asylum in India.
(d) Try to return to Canada.

15. What does Nadira decide to do at the end of Section 11: Chapter 14?
(a) Call her father.
(b) Call Uncle.
(c) Run away.
(d) Give over the money.

Short Answer Questions

1. Barnard College has been affiliated with what institution since 1900?

2. Uncle is furious because Aisha has helped who run away in Section 13: Chapter 16?

3. At what time does a police officer finally tell the family that Uncle is being detained in Section 8: Chapter 10?

4. Aisha yells out in her sleep at night, and she confesses she had a nightmare about what in Section 9: Chapter 11?

5. 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?

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