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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 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.

2. Nadira convinces Ali-uncle to give her the money which she claims she needs for what, in Section 11: Chapter 13?
(a) Her marriage.
(b) Aisha's marriage.
(c) Abba's bond.
(d) Aisha's college fund.

3. Where does Nadira's family stop for lunch on their way to their final appeal in Section 14: Chapter 18?
(a) Burger King.
(b) Wendy's.
(c) Pizza Hut.
(d) McDonald's.

4. What does the school counselor tell Nadira about Aisha's interview at Barnard College in Section 10: Chapter 12?
(a) Aisha didn't show up.
(b) Aisha called in sick.
(c) Aisha walked out of the interview.
(d) Aisha did horribly in the interview.

5. Aisha does not open what, which arrives in Section 13: Chapter 16?
(a) Financial Aid award letters.
(b) Deportation forms.
(c) College acceptance letters.
(d) Her exam grades.

Short Answer Questions

1. In literature, what is the inherent incompatibility between the objectives of two or more characters or forces?

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

3. Who is Taslima married to in Section 14: Chapter 17?

4. How long ago does Aisha say her family came to the United States in Section 14: Chapter 17?

5. While riding the bus in Section 12: Chapter 15, an American guy starts talking to Nadira about visiting his sick mother who he has not seen in how long?

Short Essay Questions

1. What uproar do the Hossains find when they arrive home from the park in Section 13: Chapter 16?

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

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

4. What discovery does Nadira make regarding her mother in Section 12: Chapter 15?

5. How does the family react when Uncle is detained in Section 8: Chapter 10? What do they attempt to do?

6. What does Mr. Friedlander accost Aisha about in Section 10: Chapter 12? What is Aisha's response?

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

8. Who joins Nadira's family at the police station in Section 8: Chapter 10? What is the reaction to his presence?

9. How does Nadira describe the setting of the apartment in Section 9: Chapter 11? What do Nadira and Aisha do to help the situation?

10. What does Aisha do with her college acceptance letters in Section 13: Chapter 16? Why?

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