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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who joins the Hossains in the courtroom in Section 14: Chapter 18?
(a) Mr. Rashid.
(b) Mr. Friedlander.
(c) Cassie David.
(d) Tareq.

2. What refers to a radical authoritarian nationalist political ideology?
(a) Fascism.
(b) Capitalism.
(c) Nationalism.
(d) Empirism.

3. Where does Nadira sit in the playground where Ma brought her and Aisha when they first moved to Queens in Section 13: Chapter 16?
(a) On the swingset.
(b) On a bench.
(c) On the monkey bars.
(d) On the slide.

4. In literature, what is the inherent incompatibility between the objectives of two or more characters or forces?
(a) Irony.
(b) Protagonist.
(c) Conflict.
(d) Catalyst.

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

6. Mr. Rashid explains that Uncle will be released but will have only how long to resolve his immigration status or deportation proceedings will begin in Section 9: Chapter 11?
(a) 2 months.
(b) 6 months.
(c) 30 days.
(d) 10 days.

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

8. What does Aisha admit she is in her speech in Section 14: Chapter 17?
(a) A cheater.
(b) A Communist.
(c) An illegitimate child.
(d) An illegal immigrant.

9. 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.

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

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

12. Aisha yells out in her sleep at night, and she confesses she had a nightmare about what in Section 9: Chapter 11?
(a) Being abandoned.
(b) Being detained.
(c) Getting married.
(d) Being killed.

13. 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.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Mr. Rashid hopes the appeal will come through, but otherwise, the Hossains will do what, in Section 13: Chapter 16?

2. What grade is Nadira in at school in the novel?

3. Who is Taslima married to in Section 14: Chapter 17?

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 is an academic title given to the second highest graduate of the entire graduating class of a specific discipline?

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