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

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

3. Nadira's older sister cries as the family passes through Boston because she has always wanted to do what?

4. Aisha and Nadira stop at an all-you-can-eat buffet outside what city in Section 3: Chapter 4?

5. Who is Nadira's geometry teacher in the book?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Tim inform Nadira and Aisha regarding their father at the end of Section 5: Chapter 6?

3. Where does Nadira go to visit Ali-uncle in Section 4: Chapter 5? How is this character described?

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

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

6. How is the character of Taslima described in Section 4: Chapter 5? How did Taslima meet Tim?

7. Where does Aisha take Nadira in Section 6: Chapter 8? Why?

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

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

10. How does Nadira describe the final stretch to the Canadian border in Section 2: Chapter 2?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

Analyze the plot structure of Ask Me No Questions, identifying and discussing the exposition, rising action, climax, and denouement of the novel. How traditional is Budhos's story structure in the narrative? Are there subplots, and if so, what do they relate?

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