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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 6-10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Emily say about Bradley?
(a) That he misses too much school to be an asset.
(b) That he is weird.
(c) That she has a crush on him.
(d) That he will help them finish their social studies project.

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

3. What does Thaya Jaan do as they are leaving the airport that puts Amina at ease?
(a) Says her cousins are eager for her to visit them.
(b) Announces he is going trick-or-treating with her.
(c) Puts his arm around her shoulders.
(d) Sings a line from a lullaby she loved as a baby.

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 he and Amina will help each other.
(c) That it will be awkward to recite in front of an audience.
(d) That he plans to win.

5. What does Rabiya take from her brother's room?
(a) A video game.
(b) A CD.
(c) A book.
(d) Gum balls.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Soojin's name mean?

2. What is hanging over Soojin's bed?

3. Why is Mama cooking lots of food prior to Thaya Jaan's arrival?

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

5. Why is Amina upset over the fact that Baba is taking her to school for the back-to-school parents' meeting?

(see the answer key)

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