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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. After Abba is taken away, Nadira and Aisha help Ma buy a coat that is what color in Section 2: Chapter 2?
2. The stated priorities of what organization are to promote national security, to eliminate immigration case backlogs, and to improve customer services?
3. What college has Aisha applied to in Canada in Section 5: Chapter 6?
4. What is the name of the white law student whom Taslima dates in "Ask Me No Questions"?
5. Where do Aisha and Nadira attend school in the novel?
Short Essay Questions
1. What caused the Hossains to seek asylum in Canada in Section 1: Chapter 1?
2. How does Nadira describe her family's settling in Dhaka in Section 3: Chapter 3?
3. What does Nadira say her father has taught her about morality in America in Section 6: Chapter 7?
4. What does Tim inform Nadira and Aisha regarding their father at the end of Section 5: Chapter 6?
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 Abba tell the border officer in Section 2: Chapter 2? What does the officer respond?
8. When do Nadira and Aisha return to school in Section 4: Chapter 5? Who first approaches them? Why?
9. How does Nadira feel about her sister? How does she describe Aisha in Section 1: Chapter 1?
10. How is the character of Taslima described in Section 4: Chapter 5? How did Taslima meet Tim?
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 and analyze the theme of alienation in the novel. How did Nadira's family feel alienated prior to the detainments? How is this theme embodied in each of the members of the Hossain family in Section 9: Chapter 11?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the differences between Nadira and Aisha in regards to their ambitions. What does Nadira want to do when she grows up? For how long has Aisha had her future planned? What is the effect of these differences when the Hossains face obstacles such as deportation?
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