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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Mama cooking lots of food prior to Thaya Jaan's arrival?
(a) She is taking food to a local shelter.
(b) Mustafa is having his basketball team over for a cookout.
(c) So that she will have food available when she does not have time to cook.
(d) Friends are coming over to discuss security for the mosque.

2. What is Amina's reaction when Soojin announces she plans to change her name to Susan?
(a) She says that is a wonderful choice.
(b) She asks what Soojin plans to use for her middle name.
(c) She asks if the name has any meaning.
(d) She says Soojin should just keep her name.

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

4. How are children divided into classes in Amina's Sunday School?
(a) By age.
(b) By the status of their parents.
(c) By their family's country of origin.
(d) By their knowledge of Arabic and the Quran.

5. Why is Amina upset over the fact that Baba is taking her to school for the back-to-school parents' meeting?
(a) She will be the only student there.
(b) She has a lot of homework.
(c) She is missing her favorite television show.
(d) She had planned to play video games.

6. What is the gift Amina bought for Soojin that Soojin always wears?
(a) A charm bracelet with Soojin's initials.
(b) A treasure-chest pendant.
(c) A pin with a picture of the two girls.
(d) A necklace with the words "best friends."

7. What does Mama do when Thaya Jaan says he is too full to eat any more?
(a) Instructs Amina to get the dessert.
(b) Offers to cook him something different.
(c) Puts more food on his plate anyway.
(d) Bursts into tears.

8. Why is Amina reading a book about the Oregon Trail?
(a) She wants to get more information for the social studies project.
(b) She is studying for her American Citizenship test.
(c) She is doing a book report on Kit Carson.
(d) She is trying to avoid doing chores for Mama.

9. What does Soojin's name mean?
(a) Treasure.
(b) Brilliant.
(c) Steadfast.
(d) Perfect.

10. Why have some parents from the Islamic Center refused to participate in trick-or-treating?
(a) They are cutting out sugar from their diets.
(b) They associate it with devil worship.
(c) They say their children are not safe.
(d) They associate the practice with begging.

11. What does Imam Malik announce soon after Amina enters the mosque?
(a) The Muslim community will be hosting a community dinner in a week.
(b) The women will be dismissed early for a special meeting.
(c) There will be a Quran recitation competition.
(d) The Muslim community is invited to see Amina's class perform their musical.

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

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

14. What are the lessons that Rabiya takes?
(a) Piano.
(b) Dance.
(c) Public speaking.
(d) Voice.

15. How long has it been since Amina saw her cousins?
(a) Eight years.
(b) Three years.
(c) Six years.
(d) Almost a year.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Amina like to do when they are out of school for snow?

2. What does Rabiya take from her brother's room?

3. What does Thaya Jaan do as they are leaving the airport that puts Amina at ease?

4. Soojin and Amina will work on their social studies project together. Who does Soojin invite to join them?

5. Why does Amina say only a few things to Thaya Jaan?

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