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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. Who is angry with Aisha for missing debate team practices and meets in Section 10: Chapter 12?
(a) Mr. Chen.
(b) Mr. Friedlander.
(c) Tim.
(d) Mr. Rashid.

2. What are seven liberal arts colleges in the Northeastern United States that are historically women's colleges?
(a) The Seven Sororities.
(b) The Seven Statehoods.
(c) The Seven Stars.
(d) The Seven Sisters.

3. How much money does Nadira intend to give Tareq for the green card in Section 11: Chapter 14?
(a) $500.
(b) $3,000.
(c) $1,000.
(d) $5,000.

4. 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) 10 days.
(c) 6 months.
(d) 30 days.

5. Aisha yells out in her sleep at night, and she confesses she had a nightmare about what in Section 9: Chapter 11?
(a) Being abandoned.
(b) Getting married.
(c) Being detained.
(d) Being killed.

Short Answer Questions

1. Nadira convinces Ali-uncle to give her the money which she claims she needs for what, in Section 11: Chapter 13?

2. Nadira is shocked that Ma has made friends and no longer needs help taking a bus or what, in Section 12: Chapter 15?

3. Uncle is furious because Aisha has helped who run away in Section 13: Chapter 16?

4. Nadira overhears the school counselors saying that Muslim girls often decide not to go to college after what, in Section 10: Chapter 12?

5. When Nadira phones Ma, she learns Abba's preliminary hearing has been scheduled and will determine if he will be released or _____, in Section 11: Chapter 13?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What commotion awakens Nadira in Section 8: Chapter 10? How is the scene described?

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

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

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

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

7. What dream does Nadira describe in the beginning of Section 14: Chapter 18? Who awakens her, and why?

8. How does Nadira feel about being included with Aisha's friends at school in Section 9: Chapter 11?

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

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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