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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. A police officer finally tells Nadira's family that Uncle is being detained and moved to a facility where in Section 8: Chapter 10?
2. As the hearing begins in Section 12: Chapter 15, the judge says they have grounds for deportation since Abba changed residences how many times without informing the INS?
3. Where does Auntie work every morning in Section 9: Chapter 11?
4. After Nadira and Aisha organize their letters and send them they celebrate with what in Section 9: Chapter 11?
5. Barnard College has been affiliated with what institution since 1900?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is Aisha's response when Nadira asks how she could skip her interview in Section 10: Chapter 12?
2. What dream does Nadira describe in the beginning of Section 14: Chapter 18? Who awakens her, and why?
3. What is the judge's decision in the final immigration appeal of the Hossains in Section 14: Chapter 18?
4. How does Aisha close her valedictorian speech in Section 14: Chapter 17?
5. What does Nadira tell the court at Abba's preliminary hearing in Section 12: Chapter 15?
6. Where does Tarez take Nadira in Section 11: Chapter 14? What does Nadira decide to do there?
7. What does Aisha do with her college acceptance letters in Section 13: Chapter 16? Why?
8. How does Aisha feel upon arriving for her interview at Barnard in Section 10: Chapter 12?
9. What does Nadira do in order to save her father in Section 11: Chapter 13? Who does she see first?
10. How does the family react when Uncle is detained in Section 8: Chapter 10? What do they attempt to do?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the impact of 9/11 on illegal immigrants in the United States. What did the Patriot Act include which caused panic amongst these immigrants? How is this panic reflected in the novel? What were the numbers of immigrants who fled to Canada during this period?
Essay Topic 2
Describe and discuss the INS and Homeland Security. When was the United States Department of Homeland Security created? What does it comprise? What is the impact of Homeland Security on Abba's deportation situation? How might things have been different for Abba prior to 9/11?
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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