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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. What reporter friend of Mr. Friedlander's wrote an anonymous article about the Hossains after Mr. Friedlander told her their story?

2. Barnard College has been affiliated with what institution since 1900?

3. Where does Auntie work every morning in Section 9: Chapter 11?

4. Who is Taslima married to in Section 14: Chapter 17?

5. In the court, Nadira shows the court that Abba's identity has been mistaken, and she produces the $3,000 as proof that it was savings, not what?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Aisha's behavior and demeanor change in Section 9: Chapter 11? How does Taslima's?

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

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

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

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

10. What discovery does Nadira make regarding her mother in Section 12: Chapter 15?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss and analyze the theme of familial discord in the novel. How does this theme apply to Lily Yee's family? How does it apply to Nardira's family? What causes an increase in discord within Uncle's family in the second half of the novel?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss the INS and Homeland Security. When was the United States Department of Homeland Security created? What does it comprise? What is the impact of Homeland Security on Abba's deportation situation? How might things have been different for Abba prior to 9/11?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss the character arc of Nadira in "Ask Me No Questions". How does Nadira progress and grow as a young woman from the beginning of the novel to the end? How is this recognized by her family? What moral lessons does the protagonist learn?

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