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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 does Nishat see on Instagram that Chyna is doing at the same time she is running her henna business?

2. Why does Nishat feel guilty at the end of Chapter 21?

3. What is Holi?

4. What is Nishat's pet name?

5. In Chapter 24, Nishat walks downstairs to find Chyna doing what?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 24, why does Priti unleash an outburst to Nishat?

2. Why is Nishat happy at the end of Chapter 26?

3. What does Flavia admit that she feels scared of in Chapter 27?

4. Why is Nishat worried about her results?

5. At the party, where does Flavia take Nishat?

6. Nishat says she will think about going to the party but knows what will happen?

7. What does Nishat see on Instagram that Chyna is doing at the same time she is running her henna business?

8. In Chapter 15, what does Flavia's text say?

9. Why does Nishat feel anger in Chapter 20?

10. In Chapters 16, what almost happens at Flavia's house, during Chyna's party?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The book contains descriptions of several houses: Nishat’s, Chyna’s, Flávia’s. Why does the author include these descriptions?

Essay Topic 2

Nishat’s friend Jess does not believe when she says Chyna is being racist and that she is appropriating her culture. Jess goes on to say Nishat is overreacting and is ‘playing the race card’ (pg. 160). What do you think Jess is implying and why do you think Nishat is so upset by it? If you were Jess, how would you have responded differently?

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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