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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Who does Priti talk to at the engagement party in Chapter 2?
(a) A waiter.
(b) The groom to be.
(c) Tall pretty girl with curly hair.
(d) The bride to be.

4. What is Nishat thinking about at the party in Chapter 1?
(a) How she did not get a gift.
(b) How she is perceived by the guests.
(c) How to construct the “perfect coming out moment" (3).
(d) How she wants to leave badly.

5. What does Nishat draw on Priti’s hand in Chapter 2?
(a) Leaves.
(b) Animals.
(c) Flowers.
(d) Ocean waves.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 4, what does Nishat ask Priti?

2. Where does Nishat's father work?

3. What roles do Nishat and Priti play at Sunny Apu's wedding?

4. What is the traditional Bengali way of eating?

5. What does Nishat wish she had memorized?

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