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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. Nadira often helps who in his newspaper store after school?
(a) Mr. Friedlander.
(b) Ali-uncle.
(c) Mr. Rashid.
(d) Tim.

2. Who mocks Aisha and Nadira for thinking they can make a difference in Section 7: Chapter 9?
(a) Tim.
(b) Taslima.
(c) Ma.
(d) Auntie.

3. What is the name of Nadira's best friend in the novel?
(a) Abba.
(b) Lily Yee.
(c) Aisha.
(d) Tim.

4. Where do Nadira and Aisha go after school to try calling the INS in Section 7: Chapter 9?
(a) Dunkin' Donuts.
(b) Uncle's office.
(c) McDonald's.
(d) Ali-uncle's shop.

5. Nadira's family hired their second immigration lawyer after who saw him on television and convinced him to take their case?
(a) Aisha.
(b) Abba.
(c) Ma.
(d) Nadira.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Abba's older brother which Nadira describes in Section 6: Chapter 7?

2. What school counselor informs Aisha that he has arranged a college interview for her in Section 4: Chapter 5?

3. Aisha and Nadira map out their argument for writing the new director of immigration and who, pleading for special circumstances in Section 7: Chapter 9?

4. Where is Abba incarcerated when he is detained for having an expired visa?

5. What is the name of Nadira's older sister?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Aisha and Nadira learn from their mother in Section 7: Chapter 9? Who approaches, attempting to help?

2. Why does Nadira seek her sister out at school in Section 7: Chapter 9? Where do they go after school?

3. When do Nadira and Aisha return to school in Section 4: Chapter 5? Who first approaches them? Why?

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

5. How does Nadira describe Aisha's integration into American society and culture in Section 3: Chapter 4?

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

7. How have Nadira's feelings about her sister changed at the end of Section 7: Chapter 9? Why?

8. What does Nadira say her father has taught her about morality in America in Section 6: Chapter 7?

9. Where do Abba's children and wife go when he is detained in Section 2: Chapter 2? What does he tell them?

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

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