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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Amina do to calm down after her studying sessions with Thaya Jaan?
(a) Sings.
(b) Goes for a run.
(c) Shoots baskets with Mustafa.
(d) Plays the piano.

2. Why does Mama say the surah does not apply to Amina's situation?
(a) Emily and Soojin are not Muslim.
(b) Amina was not being mean on purpose.
(c) Amina did not understand the surah before the situation.
(d) Children are not held accountable for their actions.

3. Who does Mama insist is the first to fill their plate with food at her dinner party?
(a) Baba.
(b) Imam Malik.
(c) Amina.
(d) Thaya Jaan.

4. Who came up with the idea for Mustafa's punishment?
(a) Thaya Jaan.
(b) Mama.
(c) Amina.
(d) Imam Malik.

5. What does Amina say to Bradley after revealing that Emily likes Justin?
(a) She asks him to spread the news to everyone.
(b) She says he should talk to Emily about it.
(c) She says he should only tell Justin.
(d) She asks him not to tell anyone.

6. What does Amina notice about Soojin that surprises her?
(a) Soojin is wearing perfume.
(b) Soojin is wearing lip gloss.
(c) Soojin has written "Susan" all over her notebook.
(d) Soojin has had her tongue pierced.

7. What does Emily give Amina from her lunch?
(a) A peanut butter cookie.
(b) A brownie.
(c) A strawberry.
(d) A cup of blueberries.

8. What is Rabiya going to be for Halloween?
(a) A gypsy.
(b) A pirate.
(c) A kitten.
(d) A peacock.

9. What does Mama insist Baba must say to Thaya Jaan?
(a) That he is wrong about music and should read that passage again.
(b) That he should not give Amina directions without checking with Mama and Baba first.
(c) That they have a right to raise their children according to their values.
(d) That his interpretation is outdated and ridiculous.

10. What does Mama say Amina should wear for the Friday evening out with Thaya Jaan?
(a) A yellow shirt.
(b) A green skirt.
(c) A pink sundress.
(d) A blue scarf.

11. How does Amina first learn of the extent of the damage at the Islamic Center?
(a) Amina listens as Mama talks to Salma Auntie on the telephone.
(b) Amina watches a news story.
(c) Baba returns home and tells them the news.
(d) Thaya Jaan returns home to get Mama.

12. 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 does not feel well.
(c) That she is cleaning.
(d) That she is avoiding Thaya Jaan.

13. What does Baba say about the reason some Muslims believe music is wrong?
(a) That they are misinterpreting the Quran.
(b) That music was forbidden during the Prophet's life.
(c) That they cannot approve of the inappropriate music, and so avoid them all.
(d) That they are right to do so.

14. What has Amina planned for her Halloween costume?
(a) She does not plan to go because Thaya Jaan believes it is wrong.
(b) She and Soojin planned to be mustard and ketchup.
(c) She, Soojin, and Emily planned to be a trio of monkeys.
(d) She and Soojin planned to be cowboys riding stick horses.

15. What does Baba do when he hears Amina playing an Elvis song on the piano?
(a) He sings in a silly, deep voice.
(b) He suggests she should practice the Quran instead.
(c) He cautions her against playing secular music.
(d) He says she is playing very well.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Emily's immediate reaction to Luke's shout in the lunchroom?

2. What is the big event Imam Malik says will be held at the same time as the Quran recitation competition?

3. What is the word Thaya Jaan has to define for Amina when he explains the meaning of the surah she is reading?

4. What does Mama believe happened when she sees that Amina is upset?

5. What is the word Amina hears early the next morning, after the dinner party, that brings her quickly awake?

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