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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. Uncle is furious because Aisha has helped who run away in Section 13: Chapter 16?
(a) Taslima.
(b) Lily Yee.
(c) Abba.
(d) Nadira.

2. Mr. Rashid told Abba the appeal will either grant the Hossains residency or they will be deported in how much time, in Section 14: Chapter 18?
(a) 6 months.
(b) 10 days.
(c) 2 months.
(d) 30 days.

3. Who argues with a female officer about using her cell phone in Section 8: Chapter 10?
(a) Tim.
(b) Ma.
(c) Auntie.
(d) Taslima.

4. Where are Uncle and Auntie planning to return in Section 13: Chapter 16?
(a) Iraq.
(b) Rajshahi.
(c) Pakistan.
(d) Dhaka.

5. Nadira overhears the school counselors saying that Muslim girls often decide not to go to college after what, in Section 10: Chapter 12?
(a) Their parents are detained.
(b) Their families decide to move back.
(c) They become pregnant.
(d) Their marriages are arranged.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Nadira discover has disappeared in Section 13: Chapter 16?

2. Tareq shows Nadira what when she gets into his car in Section 11: Chapter 14?

3. What are seven liberal arts colleges in the Northeastern United States that are historically women's colleges?

4. How much money does Nadira intend to give Tareq for the green card in Section 11: Chapter 14?

5. Who confides that her mom is threatening to throw her dad out in Section 9: Chapter 11?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Nadira tell the court at Abba's preliminary hearing in Section 12: Chapter 15?

2. What is the judge's decision in the final immigration appeal of the Hossains in Section 14: Chapter 18?

3. What does Nadira discover about Lily Yee's father in Section 9: Chapter 11? How?

4. What tension breaks the celebrations in Section 13: Chapter 16?

5. How does Aisha's behavior and demeanor change in Section 9: Chapter 11? How does Taslima's?

6. What does Nadira do in order to save her father in Section 11: Chapter 13? Who does she see first?

7. How does Aisha feel upon arriving for her interview at Barnard in Section 10: Chapter 12?

8. Where does Tarez take Nadira in Section 11: Chapter 14? What does Nadira decide to do there?

9. How does Aisha close her valedictorian speech in Section 14: Chapter 17?

10. Who does Nadira meet on the Barnard campus during Aisha's interview in Section 10: Chapter 12? What does she think of the campus?

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