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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. What is a federal law enforcement agency of the United States Department of Homeland Security charged with regulating and facilitating international trade, collecting import duties, and enforcing U.S. regulations, including trade, customs and immigration?
3. What is a rhetorical device, literary technique, or situation in which there is a sharp incongruity or discordance that goes beyond the simple and evident intention of words or actions?
4. After Tim explains the Special Registration law, Abba wants to register, but who insists it is better to wait or return to Bangladesh?
5. Where is Abba incarcerated when he is detained for having an expired visa?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Nadira describe Aisha's integration into American society and culture in Section 3: Chapter 4?
2. Where does Nadira go to visit Ali-uncle in Section 4: Chapter 5? How is this character described?
3. What caused the Hossains to seek asylum in Canada in Section 1: Chapter 1?
4. Why does Nadira seek her sister out at school in Section 7: Chapter 9? Where do they go after school?
5. What do Aisha and Nadira learn from their mother in Section 7: Chapter 9? Who approaches, attempting to help?
6. What does Nadira say her father has taught her about morality in America in Section 6: Chapter 7?
7. What does Nadira relate of her sense of moral goodness in Section 6: Chapter 7? How does she relate this to her ancestry?
8. What scene does Aisha make publicly in Section 6: Chapter 8? Why?
9. Where does Aisha take Nadira in Section 6: Chapter 8? Why?
10. How have Nadira's feelings about her sister changed at the end of Section 7: Chapter 9? Why?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe and analyze the major conflicts and obstacles for the Hossains in the novel. What external conflicts do the Hossains face? What internal conflicts plague the protagonist? How do each of these conflicts serve to create tension and suspense in the novel?
Essay Topic 2
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?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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