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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. Where does Nishat find solace when she feels anxious?

2. In Chapter 12, what does Nishat think of the party?

3. Nishat talks about which rumor Chyna spread about her father's restaurant?

4. What does Nishat love to design?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 1, what does Nishat say that she wants to do?

2. What is Nishat thinking about at the engagement party?

3. Why dies Nishat leave the sitting room and sit alone on the stairs at the party?

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

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

6. Why is Nishat excited in Chapter 10?

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

8. What does Nishat love to design?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Nishat and Flávia discuss diversity in their school and in Dublin in general. Does Nishat's diverse traditions make her feel like an outsider?

Essay Topic 3

We learn a lot about Nishat’s family background in the first couple of pages. How does the move to Ireland affect Nishat and her family?

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