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

2. Where do Aisha and Nadira attend school in the novel?
(a) Brooklyn Heights High.
(b) Flushing High.
(c) Meadowlark High.
(d) New York High.

3. Who questions why Aisha applied to a college in Canada in Section 5: Chapter 6?
(a) Michelle.
(b) Laura.
(c) Risa.
(d) Sarah.

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

5. Nadira and Aisha learn that Abba saved how much money for their college tuition secretly in Section 7: Chapter 9?
(a) $5,000.
(b) $3,000.
(c) $10,000.
(d) $1,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. Nadira's family is driving where to seek asylum in the beginning of the book?

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

3. In what year did a drought cause Nadira's great-grandparents to move to a small village in Bangladesh?

4. What sign does Nadira's family pass in Section 2: Chapter 2 that causes Abba to rub his chest?

5. The stated priorities of what organization are to promote national security, to eliminate immigration case backlogs, and to improve customer services?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Nadira think about her sister on the ride back home in Section 3: Chapter 4? What do they talk about?

2. What caused the Hossains to seek asylum in Canada in Section 1: Chapter 1?

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

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

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

6. Who accosts Nadira on the bus in Section 5: Chapter 6? What is Nadira's response?

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

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

9. What scene does Aisha make publicly in Section 6: Chapter 8? Why?

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

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