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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. What is the name of Abba's older brother which Nadira describes in Section 6: Chapter 7?

2. When Bengal was divided in the Partition, the side which belonged to India held mostly what?

3. In what year did a drought cause Nadira's great-grandparents to move to a small village in Bangladesh?

4. What does Abba tell his daughters to say at school after he is detained in Section 2: Chapter 2?

5. Nadira recounts how the first lawyer they hired to make them legal was investigated for what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What Partition does Nadira describe in Section 3: Chapter 3? What was its impact on the Bengali people?

2. What caused the Hossains to seek asylum in Canada in Section 1: Chapter 1?

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

4. How does Nadira describe her family's settling in Dhaka in Section 3: Chapter 3?

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

6. What do Aisha and Nadira learn from their mother in Section 7: Chapter 9? Who approaches, attempting to help?

7. How does Nadira describe Aisha's integration into American society and culture in Section 3: Chapter 4?

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

9. What interaction does Nadira have with Tareq in Section 4: Chapter 5? How does she describe this character?

10. Where do Abba's children and wife go when he is detained in Section 2: Chapter 2? What does he tell them?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Describe and discuss the impact of Uncle's detention on the Hossain family. How does Auntie react to her husband's incarceration? Why does Aisha blame herself for Uncle's detention? How does Nadira feel about the situation?

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