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

2. Where does Nadira's family stop for lunch on their way to their final appeal in Section 14: Chapter 18?

3. Where does Ma stay while in Burlington when Abba is detained?

4. What is the judge's decision at the Hossains' final appeal for residency in Section 14: Chapter 18?

5. Who blames herself for being unable to convince the immigration officials to let Uncle out in Section 8: Chapter 10?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What is the treatment like that Nadira's family receives at the police station in Section 8: Chapter 10?

6. What uproar do the Hossains find when they arrive home from the park in Section 13: Chapter 16?

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

8. What tension breaks the celebrations in Section 13: Chapter 16?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss and analyze Nadira's developing plans to help her father in Section 7: Chapter 9. Who do Aisha and Nadira hope to write to and what do they hope to accomplish with their letters? Who mocks the sisters for attempting to find a solution through this means? Why?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss and analyze the theme of alienation in the novel. How did Nadira's family feel alienated prior to the detainments? How is this theme embodied in each of the members of the Hossain family in Section 9: Chapter 11?

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