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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. When Nadira's great-grandparents settled in a village due to famine, they found work where?
2. What college has Aisha applied to in Canada in Section 5: Chapter 6?
3. What is the name of the white law student whom Taslima dates in "Ask Me No Questions"?
4. Where does the second lawyer hired by the Hossains say it had been a mistake for them to go?
5. Aisha and Nadira map out their argument for writing the new director of immigration and who, pleading for special circumstances in Section 7: Chapter 9?
Short Essay Questions
1. What do Nadira and Aisha learn from Ali-uncle in Section 7: Chapter 9? What does Ali-uncle agree to do to help?
2. How does Nadira describe Aisha's integration into American society and culture in Section 3: Chapter 4?
3. What does Nadira think about her sister on the ride back home in Section 3: Chapter 4? What do they talk about?
4. What caused the Hossains to seek asylum in Canada in Section 1: Chapter 1?
5. How have Nadira's feelings about her sister changed at the end of Section 7: Chapter 9? Why?
6. What does Abba tell the border officer in Section 2: Chapter 2? What does the officer respond?
7. Where does Aisha take Nadira in Section 6: Chapter 8? Why?
8. How is the character of Taslima described in Section 4: Chapter 5? How did Taslima meet Tim?
9. What interaction does Nadira have with her sister at school in Section 5: Chapter 6? How does she feel about it?
10. How does Nadira describe her family's settling in Dhaka in Section 3: Chapter 3?
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
Describe the settings of the novel and their significance to the novel's plot and themes. How do the descriptions of Bangladesh differ from the setting of Flushing, Queens? How do the Hossains react to the setting of Vermont and Canada? Why?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the events and the actions of the U.S. Government following 9/11 and their impact on illegal and legal immigrants in the country. How did the lives of legal Muslim immigrants change after the Patriot Act? What are some real-life examples of the discrimination against Muslims following 9/11 in America? How are these events related in the novel?
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