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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. Where do Auntie and Nadira take a cab to get Uncle in Section 9: Chapter 11?

2. How long ago does Aisha say her family came to the United States in Section 14: Chapter 17?

3. A police officer finally tells Nadira's family that Uncle is being detained and moved to a facility where in Section 8: Chapter 10?

4. What does Nadira decide to do at the end of Section 11: Chapter 14?

5. After Nadira and Aisha organize their letters and send them they celebrate with what in Section 9: Chapter 11?

Short Essay Questions

1. What memory of her father does Nadira relate in the beginning of Section 11: Chapter 13?

2. What does Nadira discover about Lily Yee's father in Section 9: Chapter 11? How?

3. What happens at the beginning of the preliminary hearing in Section 12: Chapter 15?

4. How does Tareq describe the process of fake documentation in Section 11: Chapter 14?

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

6. How does Nadira describe the setting of the apartment in Section 9: Chapter 11? What do Nadira and Aisha do to help the situation?

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

8. How does Aisha feel upon arriving for her interview at Barnard in Section 10: Chapter 12?

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

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

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 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

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?

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