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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. At what time does a police officer finally tell the family that Uncle is being detained in Section 8: Chapter 10?
(a) 8 a.m.
(b) 7 a.m.
(c) 10 a.m.
(d) 5 a.m.

3. What is an academic title given to the second highest graduate of the entire graduating class of a specific discipline?
(a) Catalyst.
(b) President.
(c) Valedictorian.
(d) Salutatorian.

4. In Section 8: Chapter 10, Nadira wakes as Immigration arrives to demand documentation from whom?
(a) Uncle.
(b) Auntie.
(c) Aisha.
(d) Taslima.

5. 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 SSS.
(c) The MNC.
(d) The ATF.

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

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

8. 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) Vomiting.
(c) Crying.
(d) Singing.

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

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

11. Where does Ma stay while in Burlington when Abba is detained?
(a) A Super 8 motel.
(b) An adjoining prison.
(c) A Hilton hotel.
(d) A Salvation Army shelter.

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

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

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) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 5.
(d) 2.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who argues with a female officer about using her cell phone in Section 8: Chapter 10?

3. Barnard College is located in what neighborhood of Manhattan?

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

5. Who refuses to hand anything over without a lawyer present when Immigration arrives in Section 8: Chapter 10?

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