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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Nishat wish she had memorized?
(a) The Bengali word for silence.
(b) Her homework.
(c) Her keys.
(d) The Bengali word for lesbian.

2. What is the traditional Bengali way of eating?
(a) Hands.
(b) Fork.
(c) Feet.
(d) Spoon.

3. 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.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Priti talk to at the engagement party in Chapter 2?

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

3. What kind of marriage do Ammu and Abbu have?

4. Where does Nishat find solace when she feels anxious?

5. What meal do Ammu and Nishat prepare on summer break?

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