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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. Who questions why Aisha applied to a college in Canada in Section 5: Chapter 6?
2. 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?
3. Nadira and Aisha learn that Abba saved how much money for their college tuition secretly in Section 7: Chapter 9?
4. After what year did the Federal government, rather than the individual states, begin regulating immigration into the United States?
5. When Bengal was divided in the Partition, the side which belonged to India held mostly what?
Short Essay Questions
1. How is the character of Taslima described in Section 4: Chapter 5? How did Taslima meet Tim?
2. What does Abba's family do once he is taken away in Section 2: Chapter 2? How do they feel?
3. How have Nadira's feelings about her sister changed at the end of Section 7: Chapter 9? Why?
4. What does Nadira think about her sister on the ride back home in Section 3: Chapter 4? What do they talk about?
5. Where do Abba's children and wife go when he is detained in Section 2: Chapter 2? What does he tell them?
6. Why does Nadira seek her sister out at school in Section 7: Chapter 9? Where do they go after school?
7. How does Nadira describe her family's settling in Dhaka in Section 3: Chapter 3?
8. What does Tim inform Nadira and Aisha regarding their father at the end of Section 5: Chapter 6?
9. How does Nadira describe Aisha's integration into American society and culture in Section 3: Chapter 4?
10. What scene does Aisha make publicly in Section 6: Chapter 8? Why?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
Discuss the theme of moral goodness in the novel. How is this theme related through Abba's past and his brother's death? How does Nadira represent this theme through her actions?
Essay Topic 3
Compare and contrast the characters of Taslima and Aisha in the narrative. What does Taslima represent symbolically to both Nadira and Aisha? What leads Aisha to assist Taslima in running away to elope with Tim in the novel? How does the family respond to this digression?
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