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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Section 5: Chapter 6, Nadira and Aisha learn Abba's bond has been denied and he is being held for questioning regarding giving money to what institution, which is suspected of being involved with an illegal political affiliation?

2. After what year did the Federal government, rather than the individual states, begin regulating immigration into the United States?

3. Nadira's family hired their second immigration lawyer after who saw him on television and convinced him to take their case?

4. Uncle works in what profession in the novel?

5. Who questions why Aisha applied to a college in Canada in Section 5: Chapter 6?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Abba's family do once he is taken away in Section 2: Chapter 2? How do they feel?

2. How does Nadira describe the final stretch to the Canadian border in Section 2: Chapter 2?

3. How have Nadira's feelings about her sister changed at the end of Section 7: Chapter 9? Why?

4. What dangers worry Nadira's parents about their attempts to seek asylum in Section 1: Chapter 1?

5. Where does Nadira go to visit Ali-uncle in Section 4: Chapter 5? How is this character described?

6. What do Nadira and Aisha learn from Ali-uncle in Section 7: Chapter 9? What does Ali-uncle agree to do to help?

7. What does Nadira say her father has taught her about morality in America in Section 6: Chapter 7?

8. What does Nadira think about her sister on the ride back home in Section 3: Chapter 4? What do they talk about?

9. Where does Aisha take Nadira in Section 6: Chapter 8? Why?

10. What interaction does Nadira have with her sister at school in Section 5: Chapter 6? How does she feel about it?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the setting of Dhaka, and discuss the decision of Auntie and Uncle to return to their homeland. How many Bangladeshi immigrants returned to their home countries willingly during the era following 9/11? Why are Auntie and Uncle outraged by Taslima's elopement?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss and analyze the theme of familial discord in the novel. How does this theme apply to Lily Yee's family? How does it apply to Nardira's family? What causes an increase in discord within Uncle's family in the second half of the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss the character arc of Nadira in "Ask Me No Questions". How does Nadira progress and grow as a young woman from the beginning of the novel to the end? How is this recognized by her family? What moral lessons does the protagonist learn?

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