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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. Mr. Rashid hopes the appeal will come through, but otherwise, the Hossains will do what, in Section 13: Chapter 16?
(a) Try to gain asylum in India.
(b) Try to gain asylum in Mexico.
(c) Try to gain asylum in Egypt.
(d) Try to return to Canada.

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 veterenarian.
(c) A doctor.
(d) A geologist.

3. Where does Ma stay while in Burlington when Abba is detained?
(a) An adjoining prison.
(b) A Super 8 motel.
(c) A Hilton hotel.
(d) A Salvation Army shelter.

4. What grade is Nadira in at school in the novel?
(a) Fourth.
(b) Ninth.
(c) Sixth.
(d) Fifth.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Uncle and Auntie had called Ma to tell her that Nadira had what, in the beginning of Section 12: Chapter 15?

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

3. Nadira spies on the woman her friend's father is suspected of having an affair with and gains access to her apartment building by claiming to be selling what?

4. Clarifying the man they want is _____, not Hossain, the judge accuses the agents of making a simple mistake in Section 12: Chapter 15.

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Tareq describe the process of fake documentation in Section 11: Chapter 14?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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