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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. In Section 14: Chapter 17, Aisha takes the stage to do what?
2. How long ago does Aisha say her family came to the United States in Section 14: Chapter 17?
3. Where does Ma stay while in Burlington when Abba is detained?
4. Mr. Rashid told Abba the appeal will either grant the Hossains residency or they will be deported in how much time, in Section 14: Chapter 18?
5. While riding the bus in Section 12: Chapter 15, an American guy starts talking to Nadira about visiting his sick mother who he has not seen in how long?
Short Essay Questions
1. What tension breaks the celebrations in Section 13: Chapter 16?
2. What is the treatment like that Nadira's family receives at the police station in Section 8: Chapter 10?
3. What does Nadira discover about Lily Yee's father in Section 9: Chapter 11? How?
4. What does Aisha admit to Nadira when she joins her in the playground in Section 13: Chapter 16?
5. What does Nadira tell the court at Abba's preliminary hearing in Section 12: Chapter 15?
6. What is the judge's response to Nadira's statements to the court in Section 12: Chapter 15?
7. What is Aisha's response when Nadira asks how she could skip her interview in Section 10: Chapter 12?
8. What does Mr. Friedlander accost Aisha about in Section 10: Chapter 12? What is Aisha's response?
9. What does Aisha do with her college acceptance letters in Section 13: Chapter 16? Why?
10. What does Nadira do in order to save her father in Section 11: Chapter 13? Who does she see first?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Compare and contrast the characters of Taslima and Aisha in the narrative. What does Taslima represent symbolically to both Nadira and Aisha? What leads Aisha to assist Taslima in running away to elope with Tim in the novel? How does the family respond to this digression?
Essay Topic 2
Compare and contrast the character development of Ma and Abba in the novel. When does Nadira first realize her mother has undergone a change? What is her reaction? What is Nadira's reaction upon seeing her father in the courtroom for the first time? How has he changed?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the theme of family in the novel. What symbolism supports this theme? How does Nadira feel about her family, and how do these feelings progress in the narrative? How does the Hossain family evolve in the story?
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