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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. Why does Bradley say he would like to sit by Emily during social studies?
(a) He wants to ask her about Justin.
(b) He wants to copy her answers from a test.
(c) He thinks she is pretty.
(d) He wants her to help with the next step of their project.

2. What does Baba do whenever Mama is preparing for a dinner party?
(a) Cooks his special dish.
(b) Leaves the house.
(c) Sets flowers on the porch.
(d) Pitches in to help.

3. Why does Baba punish Mustafa?
(a) Mustafa was caught smoking.
(b) Mustafa cheated on his homework.
(c) Mustafa did not come home on time.
(d) Mustafa was drunk when he came home.

4. How does Baba respond to Thaya Jaan's comment about Amina's music?
(a) He strongly disagrees.
(b) He offers to have her play more quietly.
(c) He only says "yes."
(d) He says God has given Amina her talent for a reason.

5. What is Emily's mother's profession?
(a) She's a veterinarian.
(b) She's a doctor.
(c) She's a lawyer.
(d) She's a teacher.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the word Amina hears early the next morning, after the dinner party, that brings her quickly awake?

2. What does Amina do when she sees Imam Malik talking to Mustafa in the hall during the Sunday School break?

3. Why does Mama say Baba left the house so early the morning after the dinner party?

4. What does Amina do before she walks outside after her conversation with Mustafa?

5. What has Amina agreed to do during her class's musical performance?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the conversation Amina has with her Muslim friends the night of the dinner party to honor Thaya Jaan.

2. How do Emily and Soojin react when Amina tells them she revealed Emily's secret to Bradley?

3. What does Emily say about the smell of Soojin's food in the opening of Chapter 9, and why is Amina surprised?

4. How does Emily react when Luke makes rude comments about Emily and Justin?

5. What is the scenario that Amina considers will be her life if Soojin and Emily never forgive her?

6. What is the problem Amina faces with regard to attending the carnival?

7. What does Amina expect Bradley to do with the information that Emily likes Justin, and why does she have this expectation?

8. What is the conversation Amina overhears between Imam Malik and Mustafa during the break in Sunday School? What is Amina's reaction?

9. What is Amina's role in the musical, A Blast from the Past, and what does she think about this role?

10. What does Thaya Jaan say about music and what is Baba's reaction?

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