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

3. Tension in their neighborhood increases between the Bengal Tigers and the:

4. Nazneen plans to tell Chanu:

5. Nazneen tells her daughters:

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What does the entire family attend?

6. What does Nazneen tell Karim?

7. What is Hasina's secret?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Before Chanu leaves, Nazneen confronts Dr. Azad about giving Chanu the money. Why do you think she did this? What did she want to know? Do you think she wanted him to say something about their marriage?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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