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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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?
(a) June 12.
(b) July 13.
(c) November 12.
(d) August 3.

3. 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) Girl Scout cookies.
(b) Charity tickets.
(c) Magazines.
(d) Newspapers.

4. 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. Friedlander.
(b) Tareq.
(c) Ali-uncle.
(d) Mr. Rashid.

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

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

7. 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) Imported.
(b) Imprisoned.
(c) Deported.
(d) Executed.

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

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

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

11. Uncle and Auntie had called Ma to tell her that Nadira had what, in the beginning of Section 12: Chapter 15?
(a) Been arrested.
(b) Been suspended.
(c) Been deported.
(d) Run away.

12. Aisha boasts about getting what grade in U. S. Government in Section 9: Chapter 11?
(a) D.
(b) C.
(c) B.
(d) A.

13. Nadira overhears the school counselors saying that Muslim girls often decide not to go to college after what, in Section 10: Chapter 12?
(a) Their marriages are arranged.
(b) Their parents are detained.
(c) They become pregnant.
(d) Their families decide to move back.

14. 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?
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 5.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What are seven liberal arts colleges in the Northeastern United States that are historically women's colleges?

2. Where does Auntie work every morning in Section 9: Chapter 11?

3. When Nadira's family stops for lunch on their way to their final appeal, Nadira and Aisha joke about going where?

4. Who does Uncle blame for sending Abba to Canada?

5. Where does Ma stay while in Burlington when Abba is detained?

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