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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. When was the last time Nishat prayed?

2. What does the teacher notice about Nishat in class in Chapter 7?

3. Who texts Jess and Chaewon about the party?

4. What does Priti suggest Nishat sell in Chapter 8?

5. In Chapter 9, whose hands are wrapped in henna?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapters 9, Flavia approaches Nishat at school to show her the henna design on her hand. Where did she copy the design from?

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

3. Why does Nishat feel guilty for leaving Priti at the party?

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

5. What kind of business does Priti suggest Nishat set up at first?

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

7. How does Priti describe Chaewon?

8. In Chapters 13, what does Ammu say to Nishat about her sexuality?

9. In Chapter 8, why does Priti shoot down Nishat for making Bengali food from the restaurant for their business project?

10. What is Nishat's frustrated text from Flavia about?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why is Flávia reluctant to tell Chyna about her sexuality in Chapter 27?

Essay Topic 2

When Nishat is outed as a lesbian at school, Priti is the only person who tries to support her. How do you think Nishat felt about this? If you were one of her friends, what might you have done differently?

Essay Topic 3

Chyna calls selling Korean trinkets and henna trendy. Nishat and her friends feel strongly that these are not trends. Why do you think they take issue with the word trendy? What implications does it have?

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