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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 Emily say is the only thing her mother can really cook?
(a) Fried chicken.
(b) Pot roast.
(c) Peanut butter cookies.
(d) Apple pie.

2. What does Amina like to do when they are out of school for snow?
(a) Sled with Soojin.
(b) Have snowball fights with Rabiya.
(c) Stay inside and watch television with Baba.
(d) Ski with Mama.

3. What is the first thing Soojin says when she and Amina arrive at her house after school?
(a) She is hungry.
(b) She wonders where her parents are.
(c) She is going to change clothes.
(d) She has to check on her grandfather.

4. What is Mustafa's response when Baba announces that both Mustafa and Amina will participate in the Quran recitation competition?
(a) That he will refuse to go to Sunday School.
(b) That it will be awkward to recite in front of an audience.
(c) That he and Amina will help each other.
(d) That he plans to win.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Mama doing when Amina enters the mosque?

2. What does Amina usually say to teachers when they ask about Mustafa?

3. What happened to Amina when she played the role of John Hancock in a school play?

4. Why is Imam Malik upset with Mustafa?

5. What kind of lessons does Amina take?

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