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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Imam Malik announce soon after Amina enters the mosque?
(a) The Muslim community is invited to see Amina's class perform their musical.
(b) The Muslim community will be hosting a community dinner in a week.
(c) The women will be dismissed early for a special meeting.
(d) There will be a Quran recitation competition.

2. What is Mama doing when Amina enters the mosque?
(a) Giving Mustafa a lecture about his clothing.
(b) Preparing food for the afternoon meal.
(c) Taking care of some of the younger children.
(d) Reading the Quran with some friends.

3. What kind of lessons does Amina take?
(a) Piano.
(b) Voice.
(c) Dance.
(d) Public speaking.

4. Why is Amina upset over the fact that Baba is taking her to school for the back-to-school parents' meeting?
(a) She has a lot of homework.
(b) She had planned to play video games.
(c) She is missing her favorite television show.
(d) She will be the only student there.

5. What is the name of the musical performance Amina's class is doing?
(a) The Music Time Forgot.
(b) The Music of Yesterday.
(c) A Chorus of Past Favs.
(d) A Blast from the Past.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why have some parents from the Islamic Center refused to participate in trick-or-treating?

2. What does Amina do just before entering the mosque?

3. How is Ms. Barton dressed when she introduces the new project Amina's class will be working on?

4. What is the moral of the lesson Sister Naima tells the children during the second part of Sunday School?

5. What does Baba say Thaya Jaan can do to help Amina and Mustafa during his visit?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the adults talking about when Amina and Rabiya enter the living room at Salma Auntie's house?

2. What is the details of the assignment Ms. Barton makes to Amina's class?

3. What is Baba's concern about Thaya Jaan's visit?

4. What is significant about Dahlia's appearance?

5. List Baba's actions and statements that indicate he is nervous.

6. What are the chores Mama assigns to Amina, Mustafa, and Baba, and why does she hand out these assignments?

7. Why is Soojin planning to change her name and what is Amina's reaction?

8. What is the argument Mustafa and Baba have about the Quran competition?

9. Why is Amina in a different Sunday School class than Dahlia and Rabiya? What does Amina consider her biggest religious challenge?

10. What does Amina say about her family's appearance when they go to the airport to meet Thaya Jaan?

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