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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 Soojin say when Emily is clearly uncomfortable talking in front of Amina?
(a) That Emily should just leave.
(b) That Amina can be trusted with anything.
(c) That they need to talk about their social studies project.
(d) That they are all going to be best friends.

2. What does Thaya Jaan call Amina when they are preparing to leave the house?
(a) A kitten.
(b) A baby.
(c) A daisy.
(d) A canary.

3. What does Amina say in support of Mustafa's plea to participate in an extracurricular activity?
(a) That Julie's father got into Columbia because he was president of the chess club.
(b) That Soojin's cousin got into Harvard because he was captain of the basketball team.
(c) That Bradley's friend got into Princeton because he was president of the science club.
(d) That Emily's brother got into Yale because he was captain of the soccer team.

4. What are the adults discussing when Amina and Rabiya walk through the living room at Rabiya's house?
(a) Thaya Jaan's visit.
(b) An upcoming carnival.
(c) The detrimental effects of American culture to Muslim children.
(d) The vandalism at the mosque.

5. What does Amina think when she examines Thaya Jaan's appearance?
(a) That he looks much sterner than she had imagined.
(b) That he is going to attract a lot of attention in America.
(c) That he looks much older than she remembered.
(d) That he looks like Santa.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mama do when Thaya Jaan says he is too full to eat any more?

2. Why is Mustafa absent from the Friday evening out with Thaya Jaan?

3. What is the first argument Amina's group has when they are working on their social studies project?

4. Why does Amina choose not to tell Mustafa that she is proud of him?

5. What is Mustafa's response when Baba announces that both Mustafa and Amina will participate in the Quran recitation competition?

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