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

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

4. When Nazneen hears Chanu and Dr. Azad discussing drug abuse, she thinks of:

5. Which Nazneen bumps into Mrs. Islam at the butcher shop, she learns that:

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Nazneen goes out for thread?

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

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

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

5. What happens after the meeting at the mosque?

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

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

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

9. What is Hasina's secret?

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

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 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

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?

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