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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. Hasina writes her sister to:

2. What event in everybody in their neighborhood talking about:

3. Why does Chanu feel that the English feel so threatened by the Pakistanis?

4. The gist of Hasina's letter is that she:

5. What does Chanu do after having been in England for almost thirty years?

Short Essay Questions

1. What indication is there of Nazneen's confusion over what she wants?

2. What happens that accelerates Chanu's plan to move his family to Bangladesh?

3. Why doesn't Nazneen talk to Raiza about Karim?

4. After almost thirty years in England, why does Chanu decide to go sightseeing?

5. What happens after the meeting at the mosque?

6. What does the entire family attend?

7. What alarms Nazneen when she listens to Chanu and Dr. Azad talk at dinner?

8. What does Nazneen tell Karim?

9. What is the cause of Nazneen's illness?

10. When Nanzeen tells Karim of the plans to move to Bangladesh, what does he tell her?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Considering the different major characters in the novel, which one do you think changes the most over the course of the book? Which one changed the least? Who was your favorite character?

Essay Topic 2

Nazneen receives a letter from Hasina right before Chanu's departure. Was Hasina telling Nazneen not to make the same mistake her mother made? Was she telling her not to return to Bangladesh?

Essay Topic 3

Do you think that Chanu knew about Nazneen's affair with Karim? Why or why not? What indications were there?

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