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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) Abba.
(b) Taslima.
(c) Lily Yee.
(d) Nadira.

2. How does Aisha say her family entered the country in Section 14: Chapter 17?
(a) Across the Mexican border.
(b) With work visas.
(c) With tourist visas.
(d) With green cards.

3. When Nadira asks Aisha why she skipped her interview, Aisha confesses she was what, in Section 10: Chapter 12?
(a) Drunk.
(b) Angry.
(c) Stoned.
(d) Scared.

4. Who blames herself for being unable to convince the immigration officials to let Uncle out in Section 8: Chapter 10?
(a) Abba.
(b) Taslima.
(c) Nadira.
(d) Aisha.

5. Mr. Rashid explains that Uncle will be released but will have only how long to resolve his immigration status or deportation proceedings will begin in Section 9: Chapter 11?
(a) 2 months.
(b) 30 days.
(c) 10 days.
(d) 6 months.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is an ancient juridical notion, under which a person persecuted for political opinions or religious beliefs in his or her own country may be protected by another sovereign authority?

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

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

4. What language do the members of Nadira's family speak principally?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the judge's response to Nadira's statements to the court in Section 12: Chapter 15?

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

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

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

5. How does Aisha begin her valedictorian speech in Section 14: Chapter 17?

6. What happens at the beginning of the preliminary hearing in Section 12: Chapter 15?

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

8. What does Aisha admit to Nadira when she joins her in the playground in Section 13: Chapter 16?

9. What is the treatment like that Nadira's family receives at the police station in Section 8: Chapter 10?

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

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