A girl in exile.

• Position: QUIZ 1 > NATIONAL

1. Although the reason for the government's suspicion of Tashnuba Hayder remains hidden, she believes it was Linked to her

   a schoolwork.

   b loner lifestyle.

   c criticism of the U.S. government.

   d monitoring of an Islamic cleric's sermons on the Internet.

2. Hayder believes that the federal government is prosecuting her simply because she is

   a of Asian descent.

   b exercising her right to freedom of speech and religion.

   c a Muslim.

   d an alien, and all aliens are subject to harassment by the federal government.

3. In a few words, describe Tashnuba Hayder's view of religion.--

4. When FBI agents first went to Hayder's home in New York, they claimed to be following up on an investigation of

   a her conversations with friends at school.

   b Muslims who were acting suspiciously.

   c her attempt to elope.

   d illegal use of the Internet.

5. According to a federal government document provided to The New York Times, Hayder and another girl, from Guinea,

   a were guilty of a criminal act.

   b had to be confined for their own protection.

   c should not have been detained.

   d presented an imminent threat to the security of the United States.

6. The Legal charge against Hayder

   a involves Lying to federal agents.

   b will keep her out of the U.S. for five years.

   c accused her of being in the U.S. illegally.

   d prevents her from Leaving Bangladesh for an undetermined period of time.

   IN-DEPTH QUESTIONS

1. After Japan's bombing of Pearl Harbor in 1941, the U.S. government, fearing sabotage, put Japanese-Americans from the West Coast in guarded internment camps. What justification would you require to jail suspected terrorists today?

2. How does the article describe Hayder's demeanor...