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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. Who is the college counselor who meets with Nadira as well as her high school counselor in Section 10: Chapter 12?

2. In Section 14: Chapter 17, Aisha takes the stage to do what?

3. Where does Nadira take a bus in the beginning of Section 12: Chapter 15?

4. 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?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who joins Nadira's family at the police station in Section 8: Chapter 10? What is the reaction to his presence?

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

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

5. How does Nadira feel about being included with Aisha's friends at school in Section 9: Chapter 11?

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

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

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

9. What is the judge's response to Nadira's statements to the court in Section 12: Chapter 15?

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

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 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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