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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. What is the Transition year supposed to be spent on?

2. Who texts Jess and Chaewon about the party?

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

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

5. In Chapter 13, what made Nishat come out to her parents?

Short Essay Questions

1. At which event does the novel begin?

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

3. What does Priti suggest as the name for Nishat's henna business?

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

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

6. How does Priti describe Chaewon?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Flavia realizes she may have been distancing herself from her own Afro-Brazilian culture, as she feels she has to fit in/assimilate with her father’s side of the family. Can you discuss what impact this may have had on Flavia?

Essay Topic 2

Chaewon and Jess sell cute Korean trinkets for their business project. Chaewon says this is not cultural appropriation. Do you agree?

Essay Topic 3

Identity impacts Nishat in so many ways - her sexuality, her religion, her family role (sister, daughter, etc.). Which identities impact your life the most and how so?

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