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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. In Chapter 17, how does Nishat get home?

2. In Chapter 29, who come up to help Nishat set up at the school?

3. Why does Nishat feels shame at the end of Chapter 17?

4. What do Flavia and Nishat talk about alone at the party?

5. What does Flavia say she wishes she could take back?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapters 16, which results does Nishat receive?

2. Which incident does Priti come to tell Nishat about during the first showcase?

3. How does Chapter 25 end?

4. In Chapter 25, why is Nishat worried?

5. What does Jess make a joke about?

6. On the banner Flavia makes for Nishat - what is the major feature?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Nishat says practicing henna makes her feel closer to Nanu, who lives far away. How does practicing henna affect her relationship with her family as well as her friends?

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

Nishat remembers a painful incident with Flávia’s cousin, Chyna, a few years previously. Why was Nishat upset by Chyna’s actions?

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