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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 job did Nadira's father take upon arriving in the United States?

2. What location in New York Harbor was the gateway for millions of immigrants to 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. Who approaches and offers to help get a fake green card for Abba in Section 7: Chapter 9?

5. Aisha tells Nadira she has been nominated for what in Section 5: Chapter 6?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Abba tell the border officer in Section 2: Chapter 2? What does the officer respond?

4. What argument does Nadira have with Uncle in Section 5: Chapter 6? What excuse does Auntie give?

5. What thoughts consume the Nadira and Aisha in Section 1: Chapter 1 as the family drives to seek asylum?

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

7. How does Nadira feel about her sister? How does she describe Aisha in Section 1: Chapter 1?

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

9. Who accosts Nadira on the bus in Section 5: Chapter 6? What is Nadira's response?

10. What does Nadira relate of her sense of moral goodness in Section 6: Chapter 7? How does she relate this to her ancestry?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss the Special Registration law. What did this law mean for Muslim communities? Also, describe the characters of Taslima, Tim, Auntie, and Uncle in the novel. What is the root of the arguments between Taslima and her parents?

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

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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