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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Nadira's great-grandparents settled in a village due to famine, they found work where?
(a) A canning factory.
(b) A cotton farm.
(c) A jute farm.
(d) A fishing pier.

2. According to the narrator, Ma's spirits lifted after Abba got cable because she loves watching what?
(a) Singing shows.
(b) Cartoons.
(c) Cooking shows.
(d) Soap operas.

3. What is the name of Abba's older brother which Nadira describes in Section 6: Chapter 7?
(a) Tareq.
(b) Ali-uncle.
(c) Naseem.
(d) Taslima.

4. What is a federal law enforcement agency under the United States Department of Homeland Security responsible for identifying, investigating, and dismantling vulnerabilities regarding the nation's border, economic, transportation, and infrastructure security?
(a) IATSA.
(b) ICE.
(c) The USCIS.
(d) CBP.

5. What is the name of Nadira's older sister?
(a) Aisha.
(b) Lily Yee.
(c) Abba.
(d) Taslima.

Short Answer Questions

1. Nadira often helps who in his newspaper store after school?

2. Nadira's older sister cries as the family passes through Boston because she has always wanted to do what?

3. What is the name of the second lawyer that the Hossains hire to make them legal?

4. Where does the second lawyer hired by the Hossains say it had been a mistake for them to go?

5. Where has the school counselor arranged for a college interview for Aisha in Section 4: Chapter 5?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Abba's family do once he is taken away in Section 2: Chapter 2? How do they feel?

2. What interaction does Nadira have with her sister at school in Section 5: Chapter 6? How does she feel about it?

3. How does Nadira describe her family's settling in Dhaka in Section 3: Chapter 3?

4. How does Nadira describe the final stretch to the Canadian border in Section 2: Chapter 2?

5. What Partition does Nadira describe in Section 3: Chapter 3? What was its impact on the Bengali people?

6. How does Nadira feel about her sister? How does she describe Aisha in Section 1: Chapter 1?

7. What does Abba tell the border officer in Section 2: Chapter 2? What does the officer respond?

8. What interaction does Nadira have with Tareq in Section 4: Chapter 5? How does she describe this character?

9. What thoughts consume the Nadira and Aisha in Section 1: Chapter 1 as the family drives to seek asylum?

10. What does Tim inform Nadira and Aisha regarding their father at the end of Section 5: Chapter 6?

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