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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 does Uncle blame for sending Abba to Canada?
2. How much money does Nadira intend to give Tareq for the green card in Section 11: Chapter 14?
3. In literature, what is the inherent incompatibility between the objectives of two or more characters or forces?
4. Nadira spies on the woman her friend's father is suspected of having an affair with and gains access to her apartment building by claiming to be selling what?
5. Where does Ma stay while in Burlington when Abba is detained?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Nadira discover about Lily Yee's father in Section 9: Chapter 11? How?
2. What tension breaks the celebrations in Section 13: Chapter 16?
3. How does Aisha close her valedictorian speech in Section 14: Chapter 17?
4. How does Aisha begin her valedictorian speech in Section 14: Chapter 17?
5. How does Nadira feel about being included with Aisha's friends at school in Section 9: Chapter 11?
6. What does Aisha do with her college acceptance letters in Section 13: Chapter 16? Why?
7. What does Mr. Friedlander accost Aisha about in Section 10: Chapter 12? What is Aisha's response?
8. What is Aisha's response when Nadira asks how she could skip her interview 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. Where does Tarez take Nadira in Section 11: Chapter 14? What does Nadira decide to do there?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the theme of moral goodness in the novel. How is this theme related through Abba's past and his brother's death? How does Nadira represent this theme through her actions?
Essay Topic 2
Describe and discuss the impact of Uncle's detention on the Hossain family. How does Auntie react to her husband's incarceration? Why does Aisha blame herself for Uncle's detention? How does Nadira feel about the situation?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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