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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What refers to the point in the story where the main character's point of view changes, or the most exciting part of the story in literature?
(a) Climax.
(b) Denouement.
(c) Rising Action.
(d) Falling Action.

3. What does Auntie do until Taslima leads her to a corner diner where they eat breakfast after Uncle is detained in Section 8: Chapter 10?
(a) Screams at the police.
(b) Does cartwheels.
(c) Turns in circles.
(d) Calls her mother.

4. What is a document showing that a person is authorized to enter the territory for which it was issued, subject to permission of an immigration official at the time of actual entry?
(a) Visa.
(b) Deportation papers.
(c) Alien papers.
(d) Immigration License.

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

6. Nadira spies on the woman her friend's father is suspected of having an affair with and gains access to her apartment building by claiming to be selling what?
(a) Magazines.
(b) Newspapers.
(c) Charity tickets.
(d) Girl Scout cookies.

7. How does Aisha say her family entered the country in Section 14: Chapter 17?
(a) With work visas.
(b) With tourist visas.
(c) Across the Mexican border.
(d) With green cards.

8. What is an agency of the United States Department of Justice that serves as both a federal criminal investigative body and an internal intelligence agency?
(a) The FBI.
(b) The MNC.
(c) The SSS.
(d) The ATF.

9. Who does Nadira discover her friend's father is having an affair with in Section 9: Chapter 11?
(a) A hairdresser.
(b) A banker.
(c) A manicurist.
(d) A receptionist.

10. Who confides that her mom is threatening to throw her dad out in Section 9: Chapter 11?
(a) Lily Yee.
(b) Sarah.
(c) Taslima.
(d) Aisha.

11. Clarifying the man they want is _____, not Hossain, the judge accuses the agents of making a simple mistake in Section 12: Chapter 15.
(a) Hussein.
(b) Hassein.
(c) Hossein.
(d) Huston.

12. Aisha claims she should not be on the debate team anymore because her parents are what, in Section 10: Chapter 12?
(a) Sick.
(b) Old-fashioned.
(c) Being deported.
(d) In prison.

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

14. Nadira convinces Ali-uncle to give her the money which she claims she needs for what, in Section 11: Chapter 13?
(a) Aisha's college fund.
(b) Abba's bond.
(c) Aisha's marriage.
(d) Her marriage.

15. What are seven liberal arts colleges in the Northeastern United States that are historically women's colleges?
(a) The Seven Sororities.
(b) The Seven Statehoods.
(c) The Seven Sisters.
(d) The Seven Stars.

Short Answer Questions

1. Nadira is shocked that Ma has made friends and no longer needs help taking a bus or what, in Section 12: Chapter 15?

2. Who blames herself for being unable to convince the immigration officials to let Uncle out in Section 8: Chapter 10?

3. As the hearing begins in Section 12: Chapter 15, the judge says they have grounds for deportation since Abba changed residences how many times without informing the INS?

4. In the court, Nadira shows the court that Abba's identity has been mistaken, and she produces the $3,000 as proof that it was savings, not what?

5. What language do the members of Nadira's family speak principally?

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