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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. During this time, Karim is:

3. What does Shahana ask Chanu?

4. Chanu came home once when:

5. When Raiza and Nazneen are shopping, Nazneen:

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Nazneen tell Karim?

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

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

4. What does the entire family attend?

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

6. After the meeting, what happens when Karim brings clothes to Nazneen?

7. What does Nazneen learn from her letters from Hasina?

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

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

10. What does Karim tell Nazneen about a group of kids in the neighborhood?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Comment on Nazneen's handling of the Mrs. Islam matter? How did she call their bluff? What made them call off the debt repayment?

Essay Topic 3

Why does Chanu become increasingly better toward the English? What indications are there of this? How does Nazneen deal with the situation?

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