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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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) Tuesday.
(b) Monday.
(c) Thursday.
(d) Sunday.

3. Where do Auntie and Nadira take a cab to get Uncle in Section 9: Chapter 11?
(a) Connecticut.
(b) Brooklyn.
(c) New Jersey.
(d) Rhode Island.

4. Who blames herself for being unable to convince the immigration officials to let Uncle out in Section 8: Chapter 10?
(a) Nadira.
(b) Aisha.
(c) Taslima.
(d) Abba.

5. Where are Uncle and Auntie planning to return in Section 13: Chapter 16?
(a) Iraq.
(b) Rajshahi.
(c) Dhaka.
(d) Pakistan.

6. Nadira is shocked that Ma has made friends and no longer needs help taking a bus or what, in Section 12: Chapter 15?
(a) Standing without a cane.
(b) Walking alone.
(c) Paying at the counter.
(d) Speaking English.

7. 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 Egypt.
(b) Try to gain asylum in Mexico.
(c) Try to return to Canada.
(d) Try to gain asylum in India.

8. What reporter friend of Mr. Friedlander's wrote an anonymous article about the Hossains after Mr. Friedlander told her their story?
(a) Sarah Anderson.
(b) Michelle Buchanan.
(c) Cassie David.
(d) Jennifer Williams.

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

10. How long ago does Aisha say her family came to the United States in Section 14: Chapter 17?
(a) 8 years ago.
(b) 5 years ago.
(c) 4 years ago.
(d) 10 years ago.

11. 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) Calls her mother.
(b) Does cartwheels.
(c) Screams at the police.
(d) Turns in circles.

12. 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?
(a) A contribution.
(b) Extortion money.
(c) Overseas investments.
(d) Blood money.

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

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

15. What means the expulsion of a person or group of people from a place or country?
(a) Indictment.
(b) Incarceration.
(c) Negligence.
(d) Deportation.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

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

3. A letter arrives from the government informing the Hossains that the final appeal on their residency status will be on what date, in Section 13: Chapter 16?

4. Where does Nadira's family stop for lunch on their way to their final appeal in Section 14: Chapter 18?

5. What does the school counselor tell Nadira about Aisha's interview at Barnard College in Section 10: Chapter 12?

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