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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. Why is Nishta happy at the end of Chapter 26?

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

3. What is the drawing of on the poster?

4. In Chapter 18, why does Nishat say she needs Priti’s help?

5. In Chapter 17, how does Nishat get home?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. In Chapter 25, why is Nishat worried?

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

5. Why is Nishat worried about her results?

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

7. What does Nishat notice Priti doing after they get off the bus?

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

9. As Nishat goes upstairs to get ready for bed what does she think about?

10. What does Nishat steal from Flavia's locker?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

What do you think it represents that while Nishat and Flavia are breaking up in Chapter 30, Nishat is so worried about the tea she makes for Flavia?

Essay Topic 3

Chyna calls selling Korean trinkets and henna trendy. Nishat and her friends feel strongly that these are not trends. Why do you think they take issue with the word trendy? What implications does it have?

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