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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. Who talks about how her graduation present will be visiting her grandparents in India in Section 9: Chapter 11?

2. Tareq shows Nadira what when she gets into his car in Section 11: Chapter 14?

3. Barnard College is located in what neighborhood of Manhattan?

4. Nadira convinces Ali-uncle to give her the money which she claims she needs for what, in Section 11: Chapter 13?

5. What does Auntie do until Taslima leads her to a corner diner where they eat breakfast after Uncle is detained in Section 8: Chapter 10?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Nadira tell the court at Abba's preliminary hearing in Section 12: Chapter 15?

2. Who does Nadira meet on the Barnard campus during Aisha's interview in Section 10: Chapter 12? What does she think of the campus?

3. What is Aisha's response when Nadira asks how she could skip her interview in Section 10: Chapter 12?

4. What does Aisha do with her college acceptance letters in Section 13: Chapter 16? Why?

5. What is the judge's decision in the final immigration appeal of the Hossains in Section 14: Chapter 18?

6. How does Nadira feel about being included with Aisha's friends at school in Section 9: Chapter 11?

7. How does Aisha begin her valedictorian speech in Section 14: Chapter 17?

8. What commotion awakens Nadira in Section 8: Chapter 10? How is the scene described?

9. How does Aisha close her valedictorian speech in Section 14: Chapter 17?

10. What does Aisha admit to Nadira when she joins her in the playground in Section 13: Chapter 16?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

Discuss and analyze Nadira's developing plans to help her father in Section 7: Chapter 9. Who do Aisha and Nadira hope to write to and what do they hope to accomplish with their letters? Who mocks the sisters for attempting to find a solution through this means? Why?

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