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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 was the U.S.A. Patriot Act signed into law?
(a) November 20, 2001.
(b) October 11, 2002.
(c) September 12, 2001.
(d) October 26, 2001.

2. In what grade was Aisha when she decided which clique of girls she wanted to befriend and begged Ma to buy her the same clothes, according to the narrator?
(a) Fifth.
(b) Third.
(c) Sixth.
(d) Seventh.

3. Where does Abba send his daughters when he is detained for having an expired visa in Section 2: Chapter 2?
(a) Back to Bangladesh.
(b) Uncle and Auntie's apartment.
(c) Back to Minnesota.
(d) Into Montreal.

4. What does the border officer tell Abba when he explains his family is seeking asylum in Section 2: Chapter 2?
(a) They are overwhelmed with immigrants.
(b) They are no longer offering asylum.
(c) They are happy to take in the family.
(d) They are not accepting Muslim immigrants.

5. Nadira's family is driving where to seek asylum in the beginning of the book?
(a) Canada.
(b) Mexico.
(c) France.
(d) The United States.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Aisha in the beginning of "Ask Me No Questions"?

2. What is the name of Nadira's best friend in the novel?

3. Aisha and Nadira stop at an all-you-can-eat buffet outside what city in Section 3: Chapter 4?

4. Where do Nadira and Aisha go after school to try calling the INS in Section 7: Chapter 9?

5. What is Nadira's last name in the novel?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Where does Aisha take Nadira in Section 6: Chapter 8? Why?

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

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

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

6. What do Nadira and Aisha learn from Ali-uncle in Section 7: Chapter 9? What does Ali-uncle agree to do to help?

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

8. What does Nadira relate of her sense of moral goodness in Section 6: Chapter 7? How does she relate this to her ancestry?

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 dangers worry Nadira's parents about their attempts to seek asylum in Section 1: Chapter 1?

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