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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. In their neighborhood, there is now tension between:

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

3. When the Bengal Tigers hold a festival:

4. When Raiza and Nazneen are shopping, Nazneen:

5. What happened to the Bengal Tigers?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens after the meeting at the mosque?

2. How does Nazneen learn of the tickets for Bangladesh?

3. What is Hasina's secret?

4. Why does Hasina write in the letter to her sister?

5. Why is Nazneen concerned when Chanu wants her to attend the Bengal Tigers meeting?

6. How does Nazneen get Mrs. Islam to forgive the debt?

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

8. Why does Nazneen decide to attend the meeting at the mosque?

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

10. What happens when Nazneen goes out for thread?

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

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

Nazneen accepts the marriage to the man her father has chosen even though he is a complete stranger to her. What does she realize about him when

Ruku dies that makes her think her father did a good job in selecting a husband for her? Does she think that she and Chanu are very different?

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