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

2. Nadira meets an Asian girl who is studying to become what while visiting Barnard College in Section 10: Chapter 12?
(a) A biologist.
(b) A geologist.
(c) A doctor.
(d) A veterenarian.

3. What language do the members of Nadira's family speak principally?
(a) Japanese.
(b) Bengali.
(c) English.
(d) French.

4. What refers to the point in the story where the main character's point of view changes, or the most exciting part of the story in literature?
(a) Rising Action.
(b) Climax.
(c) Falling Action.
(d) Denouement.

5. Uncle and Auntie had called Ma to tell her that Nadira had what, in the beginning of Section 12: Chapter 15?
(a) Been deported.
(b) Run away.
(c) Been arrested.
(d) Been suspended.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Nadira sit in the playground where Ma brought her and Aisha when they first moved to Queens in Section 13: Chapter 16?

2. In Section 11: Chapter 13, Nadira recalls how who was praised in Dhaka for being a great swimmer and for his strong lungs?

3. What is the judge's decision at the Hossains' final appeal for residency in Section 14: Chapter 18?

4. 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?

5. Where do Auntie and Nadira take a cab to get Uncle in Section 9: Chapter 11?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What memory of her father does Nadira relate in the beginning of Section 11: Chapter 13?

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

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

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