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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1 - 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Nishat's father work?
(a) Restaurant.
(b) University.
(c) Barber shop.
(d) Car shop.

2. At which event does the novel begin?
(a) Nishat's best friend's bar mitzvah.
(b) Sunny Apu's Engagement party.
(c) Nishat's father's Holi party.
(d) The homecoming dance.

3. In Chapter 4, what does Nishat ask Priti?
(a) If she is ready for Junior Cert, the exams.
(b) If she can have a ride to the mall.
(c) If she can copy her answers for the exams.
(d) If she can have a ride to school.

4. Why did Ammu and Abbu leave Bangladesh in Chapter 1?
(a) To take their daughters to a better life in U.S.
(b) To take their daughters to a better life in Ireland.
(c) To leave prosecution.
(d) To leave war.

5. What roles do Nishat and Priti play at Sunny Apu's wedding?
(a) Nishat is the flower girl, and Priti reads a poem.
(b) They sing a song together during the ceremony.
(c) They are both bridesmaids.
(d) Priti is the flower girl, and Nishat sings a song.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Nishat?

2. What does Nishat do with Flavia at Sunny Apu's wedding?

3. What is the traditional Bengali way of eating?

4. Why is Priti upset with Nishat at the party?

5. What does Nishat tell her parents at breakfast?

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