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

2. What has Amina agreed to do during her class's musical performance?
(a) Keep track of the CDs they will use for music.
(b) Stay in the background as part of the choir.
(c) Be in charge of the props.
(d) Play the piano.

3. 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) Puts his arm around her shoulders.
(c) Announces he is going trick-or-treating with her.
(d) Says her cousins are eager for her to visit them.

4. What does Mustafa discover in the refrigerator when he and Amina take the first of the dishes from the dining room?
(a) A fruit platter.
(b) Pizza.
(c) Wine.
(d) Dessert.

5. What does Amina say when Mama asks why she is spending so much time in her bedroom on Friday afternoon?
(a) That she is working on her social studies project.
(b) That she is cleaning.
(c) That she is avoiding Thaya Jaan.
(d) That she does not feel well.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the chore Mama assigns Baba to prepare for Thaya Jaan's visit?

2. What does Amina think when she examines Thaya Jaan's appearance?

3. What does Amina do to calm down after her studying sessions with Thaya Jaan?

4. What is the big event Soojin says will happen on October 20th?

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

(see the answer key)

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