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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. In her "Being American" (127) essay, Deja states that "sometimes American history isn't" (127) what?
(a) Satisfactory.
(b) Fair.
(c) Happy.
(d) Clear.

2. Reading her own essay helps Deja discover that doing so helps her to see what more clearly?
(a) Her family.
(b) The world.
(c) Herself.
(d) The truth.

3. What action does Ben take that causes his mother to scold him as Deja is leaving Ben's house?
(a) Ben tells Sabeen that she should not be so bossy.
(b) Ben shows Deja a video of the Twin Towers being hit by a plane.
(c) Ben forgets to wave as Deja's father drives away.
(d) Ben pushes Sabeen on her way down the stairs.

4. When Deja meets Ben the morning of their visit to the 9/11 Memorial, what object does she see that convinces her that Ben is prepared?
(a) A pair of binoculars.
(b) A map.
(c) A suitcase.
(d) A backpack.

5. How does Mr. Schmidt define the term "ideologue"?
(a) A conversation between two people.
(b) A dreamer.
(c) An inspirational mentor.
(d) A narrow-minded person incapable of independent thought or critical thinking.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what type of house does Sabeen live?

2. What item of clothing does Pop wear to walk Deja to school, causing Deja to say that she had not even known Pop had owned one?

3. At what time do Ben and Deja agree to meet on the day they skip school to visit the 9/11 Memorial?

4. What does Deja decide her father needs above all else?

5. What is NOT an item Deja finds within Pop's briefcase when she sneaks back to the room to look inside?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Deja's reason for feeling that she must skip school in order to visit the 9/11 Memorial on a weekday?

2. How does Ben feel about his new home of New York City in relation to his previous home of Arizona?

3. How is the novel's motif of sound depicted within the scene when Deja watches the video of a plane hitting the first Twin Tower?

4. How does Deja feel about her father's mysterious illness?

5. For what reason does Deja keep from her father the fact that she has watched a video of a plane flying into one of the Twin Towers on 9/11?

6. What is the symbolism of Deja's father's briefcase?

7. What is the symbolism of mourning doves within the narrative?

8. What major realization does Deja have at the end of the day when Pop visits her school?

9. How is the theme of guilt brought up within the dinner at Sabeen's house?

10. What does the baklava symbolize within the narrative when Deja gives a container of it to a homeless man?

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