Mr. Pirzada Review

Mr. Pirzada came to the United States to

• earn a lot of money

• study and write

• escape the war

• be with his family

This story is based on Lilia's

• experiences as an immigrant

• hardships as a refugee

• recollection of a family friend

• study of world geography

Which of these historical events does the narrator not study at school?

• The American Revolution

• Pakistani History

• The Mayflower

• The Declaration of Independence

What American holiday do they celebrate in the second half of the story?

• Christmas

• Thanksgiving

• Halloween

• New Year's Eve

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is announced on the news when they are carving the pumpkin?

• The possibility of war between India and Pakistan

• The end of the conflict

• The death of Mr Pirzada's family

• The American election

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Did Lilia ever see Mr. Pirzada again?

• Yes

• No

During the violence in Dacca, which of these events did not happen?

• Poets were executed

• The press was censored

• Villages were burned down

• All of the above happened

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Where did the Indo-Pakistani war take place?

• India

• East Pakistan

• West Pakistan

• All of the above

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

unnoticeable

• imperceptible

• constituted

• impeccably

• conceded

attack; disturb

• assailed

• conceded

• succession

• imperceptible