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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Amina expect Soojin to do when Emily joins them at their lunch table?
(a) Amina expects Soojin to send Emily away.
(b) Amina expects Soojin to move to another table.
(c) Amina expects Soojin to share her lunch with Emily.
(d) Amina expects Soojin to welcome Emily.

2. What is the chore Mama assigns Baba to prepare for Thaya Jaan's visit?
(a) Taking some boxes to the attic.
(b) Cleaning the garage.
(c) Mowing the yard.
(d) Weeding the flower beds.

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

4. What is the excuse Baba gives to explain why Amina and Mustafa are not fluent in Urdu?
(a) There is no one to teach them.
(b) The children have too much studying to do.
(c) The family is setting aside the traditional language in favor of English.
(d) They are focusing on Arabic.

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

6. 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 much older than she remembered.
(c) That he looks like Santa.
(d) That he looks much sterner than she had imagined.

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

8. What does Baba say he expects of Amina and Mustafa while Thaya Jaan visits?
(a) That they will attend mosque every evening.
(b) That they act perfectly.
(c) That they wear traditional Muslim clothing all the time.
(d) That they speak only in Urdu.

9. Who is Ms. Holly?
(a) The mother of Amina's best friend.
(b) The coach of Amina's soccer team.
(c) The music teacher at Amina's school.
(d) The Sunday School teacher at Amina's mosque.

10. What are the adults discussing when Amina and Rabiya walk through the living room at Rabiya's house?
(a) The vandalism at the mosque.
(b) An upcoming carnival.
(c) Thaya Jaan's visit.
(d) The detrimental effects of American culture to Muslim children.

11. What is the first thing Amina thinks as Thaya Jaan begins to lead the family in prayer time?
(a) That she got her musical talent from him.
(b) That his pronunciation is no better than her own.
(c) That she is going to have trouble staying awake.
(d) That he can surely help her win the upcoming competition.

12. Why does Thaya Jaan lead the family prayer that evening instead of Baba?
(a) He is the guest, and it is his right.
(b) He is older and more knowledgeable about the Quran.
(c) He has a lesson he wants to relate to Mustafa and Amina.
(d) He insists that he have the opportunity.

13. What does Baba say Thaya Jaan can do to help Amina and Mustafa during his visit?
(a) Learn more about their ancestry.
(b) Prepare for the Quran recitation competition.
(c) Practice reading in Urdu.
(d) Expand their appreciation for traditional foods.

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

15. What is hanging over Soojin's bed?
(a) Pictures of Soojin in dance competitions.
(b) Posters of actors and singers.
(c) Cases filled with books.
(d) Framed Korean letters of Soonjin's name.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Baba do that embarrasses Amina during the back-to-school meeting?

2. Why is Amina reading a book about the Oregon Trail?

3. Which of the following was among the gifts Amina receives from her cousins?

4. What do Amina and Soojin do as soon as Soonjin's grandfather enters the room?

5. What is the moral of the lesson Sister Naima tells the children during the second part of Sunday School?

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