View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Tareq shows Nadira what when she gets into his car in Section 11: Chapter 14?

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

3. What is an academic title given to the second highest graduate of the entire graduating class of a specific discipline?

4. Who joins Nadira's family at the station house when Immigration arrives demanding documentation in Section 8: Chapter 10?

5. At what time does a police officer finally tell the family that Uncle is being detained in Section 8: Chapter 10?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What dream does Nadira describe in the beginning of Section 14: Chapter 18? Who awakens her, and why?

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

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

7. Where does Tarez take Nadira in Section 11: Chapter 14? What does Nadira decide to do there?

8. What does Nadira tell the court at Abba's preliminary hearing in Section 12: Chapter 15?

9. What does Nadira do in order to save her father in Section 11: Chapter 13? Who does she see first?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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 the settings of the novel and their significance to the novel's plot and themes. How do the descriptions of Bangladesh differ from the setting of Flushing, Queens? How do the Hossains react to the setting of Vermont and Canada? Why?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 939 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample