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

2. What is in the extra refrigerator in Soojin's kitchen?
(a) Drinks, including wine.
(b) Stacks of meals for the family.
(c) Fermenting vegetables.
(d) Frozen pizzas, burritos, and sandwiches.

3. What is Mama doing when Amina enters the mosque?
(a) Taking care of some of the younger children.
(b) Giving Mustafa a lecture about his clothing.
(c) Preparing food for the afternoon meal.
(d) Reading the Quran with some friends.

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

5. What do Amina and her friends do during the break during Sunday School?
(a) Play soccer.
(b) Practice passages from the Quran.
(c) Eat a snack.
(d) Sit with their parents.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is hanging over Soojin's bed?

2. What are the lessons that Rabiya takes?

3. What does Thaya Jaan say Baba should do to encourage Amina and Mustafa to speak Urdu?

4. What is the extracurricular activity Mustafa wants to join?

5. How early does Amina's family arrive at the airport to meet Thaya Jaan?

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