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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. Nadira pities her sister for being so concerned about what in Section 9: Chapter 11?

2. Where does Nadira sit in the playground where Ma brought her and Aisha when they first moved to Queens in Section 13: Chapter 16?

3. What day do Nadira, Abba and Ma return home from a walk in the park to find an uproar at home in Section 13: Chapter 16?

4. Who does Nadira discover her friend's father is having an affair with in Section 9: Chapter 11?

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

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

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

5. What does Mr. Friedlander accost Aisha about in Section 10: Chapter 12? What is Aisha's response?

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

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

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

9. How does the family react when Uncle is detained in Section 8: Chapter 10? What do they attempt to do?

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

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 and discuss the history of Bangladesh, and how this history relates to Nadira's family in the novel. How does Nadira describe the lives of her ancestors? What drove her great-grandparents to Dhaka? What was the principal impetus for Bengalis to immigrate to the United States?

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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