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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. Who says Flavia is the best artist in the entire school?

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

3. How does Priti describe Chaewon in Chapter 5?

4. Who does Nishat call to come pick her up at the birthday party in Chapter 6?

5. What messaging app does priti use to send pictures to Nishat?

Short Essay Questions

1. At which event does the novel begin?

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

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

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

5. What craze does Priti think should become cool in Dublin?

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

7. How does Priti describe Chaewon?

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

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

10. Why did Ammu and Abbu leave Bangladesh in Chapter 1?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does Priti react the way she does when she first meets Flávia?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

When Nishat comes out to her parents, they tell her they understand but it becomes clear that they do not. Why do you think they said this? What are they worried about? Can you understand their point of view?

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