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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 11-15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Baba say about the reason some Muslims believe music is wrong?
(a) That they cannot approve of the inappropriate music, and so avoid them all.
(b) That they are right to do so.
(c) That music was forbidden during the Prophet's life.
(d) That they are misinterpreting the Quran.

2. Why does Amina choose not to tell Mustafa that she is proud of him?
(a) The two of them do not say things like that to each other.
(b) The basketball team is taking him away too much for her to be nice about it.
(c) She knows he will tease her about it for weeks.
(d) He never says anything nice to her.

3. Why is Amina surprised when Emily says Soojin's lunch smells good?
(a) Soojin is eating a peanut butter sandwich.
(b) Emily is sitting too far away to even smell it.
(c) Emily had made fun of Soojin's lunch in third grade.
(d) Amina thinks the lunch smells terrible.

4. What did Amina's mother consider when choosing Amina's name?
(a) That it would be easy for Americans to say.
(b) That it sounded pretty.
(c) That it sounded like an adult.
(d) That it means "treasure" in their native language.

5. Why is Mustafa absent from the Friday evening out with Thaya Jaan?
(a) He is studying at the Islamic Center.
(b) He is not feeling well.
(c) He is practicing the Quran with friends.
(d) He is out with his basketball team.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Rabiya and Amina spend their time doing in Rabiya's room?

2. What is the excuse Baba gives to explain why Amina and Mustafa are not fluent in Urdu?

3. How does Baba respond to Thaya Jaan's comment about Amina's music?

4. What does Imam Malik say he expects Mustafa to do?

5. What does Amina say when Mama asks why she is spending so much time in her bedroom on Friday afternoon?

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