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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. Shahana has begun to:

2. Who does Nazneen meet when she goes out for thread?

3. After the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, Chanu:

4. Nazneen thinks her relationship with Karim will:

5. After the meeting Karim:

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the entire family attend?

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

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

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

5. What does Nazneen tell Karim?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

What did Chanu lead his family to believe all of the years he was in England? Was this very ethical of him? Why do they want money for him?

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