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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. Chanu has obtained a:

2. Nazneen's husband is:

3. Who is Karim?

4. Who is rushed to the hospital via ambulance?

5. When Mrs. Islam visits, Nazneen learns that:

Short Essay Questions

1. The argument between Raiza and her husband has intensified. What advice does Nazneen give her?

2. What happens to Hasina's second marriage to Ahmed?

3. What is Chanu's attitude about his job as a taxi driver?

4. What does Nazneen learn from Mrs. Islam?

5. What does Chanu view as the tragedy of the immigrant?

6. Why is Chanu teaching the girls at home instead of sending them to the mosque school?

7. What does Nazneen learn that Chanu has been telling his family for many years?

8. Why is Nazneen worried?

9. How do Chanu and Nazneen feel about one another at this point?

10. During the dinner, what does Chanu feel bitter about?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Throughout the book Chanu warned Nazneen about Raiza. Why? What was the threat that was represented by Raiza?

Essay Topic 2

In what ways does Nazneen show a strength of character at the end of the book that she hasn't previously shown? To what do you attribute this?

Essay Topic 3

Both Hasina and Nazneen grew up in the same household but they both chose different paths. Discuss this situation. Why would Hasina break with the tradition of her culture and flee her village? Why would Nazneen make the choices she makes?

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