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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. Where Chanu says he will talk to her employer about Nazneen receiving more money, Nazneen:

2. Nazneen gets Mrs. Islam to forgive their debt by:

3. Why does Nazneen attend the meeting in preparation for the Bengal Tigers march?

4. Nazneen tells her daughters:

5. Hasina says that she is:

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What happens when Nazneen goes out for thread?

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. What does the entire family attend?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

How does Nazneen become involved with Karina? How does the affair take its toll on her? What is the Islamic stance of adultery?

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