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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Amina say is the main reason she does not like Sunday School?
(a) She is always too hot or too cold.
(b) She hates wearing the traditional Muslim clothing.
(c) She has trouble with Arabic pronunciation.
(d) She grows bored with all the praying.

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

4. 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.

5. What is Baba's response anytime Amina worries about being embarrassed in front of other people?
(a) That she should be certain she is conducting herself correctly.
(b) That she should never apologize for being shy.
(c) That she is beautiful and talented.
(d) That she should not care what other people think.

6. 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 he plans to win.
(d) That it will be awkward to recite in front of an audience.

7. How early does Amina's family arrive at the airport to meet Thaya Jaan?
(a) Forty minutes.
(b) Four hours.
(c) One hour.
(d) They are actually an hour late.

8. What is the extracurricular activity Mustafa wants to join?
(a) Basketball.
(b) Soccer.
(c) Science club.
(d) Chess club.

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

10. What does Amina do just before entering the mosque?
(a) Washes herself at a faucet.
(b) Prays for the patience to sit still during the service.
(c) Puts away her Sunday School books.
(d) Adjusts her scarf so it will remain in place.

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

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

13. What does Amina remember about her early childhood at the mosque?
(a) She hated having to sit still.
(b) She would fall asleep to the sound of her mother reading the Quran.
(c) She would often run around with other little kids.
(d) She was always too hot because of the traditional clothing.

14. What does Amina usually say to teachers when they ask about Mustafa?
(a) That he is failing several classes.
(b) That he is fine.
(c) That he is making plans for medical school.
(d) That they are not related.

15. 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 says Soojin should just keep her name.
(c) She asks what Soojin plans to use for her middle name.
(d) She asks if the name has any meaning.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Ms. Barton dressed when she introduces the new project Amina's class will be working on?

2. What are the lessons that Rabiya takes?

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

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

5. How are children divided into classes in Amina's Sunday School?

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