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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Mama say Baba left the house so early the morning after the dinner party?
(a) Hamid and Baba are going to the mosque early.
(b) Someone vandalized the Islamic Center.
(c) Imam Malik needs to talk to Baba.
(d) She does not say.

2. What does Mama say Amina has to do in order to repair her friendship with Soojin and Emily?
(a) Invite them for a sleep over.
(b) Give them a gift to show she is sincere.
(c) Tell a teacher the situation and ask for help.
(d) Apologize to them both.

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

4. Why is Emily eating chicken nuggets for lunch?
(a) She says she only eats chicken.
(b) Her mother packed her lunch.
(c) It is what the school serves that day.
(d) She traded her sandwich for it.

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

6. What do Soojin's parents do for a living?
(a) They are teachers.
(b) They run a deli.
(c) They operate a bowling alley.
(d) They are in the military.

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

8. What do the students do with their last ten minutes of lunch period?
(a) Go outside.
(b) Go to their lockers.
(c) Go to the library.
(d) Go to their homeroom.

9. What is the punishment Baba gives Mustafa?
(a) He has to help buy equipment for the youth basketball program at the Islamic Center.
(b) He will have to take Amina to her piano lessons for a week.
(c) He will not be allowed to go out with friends after the basketball games.
(d) He has to volunteer to cook for the carnival.

10. What does Mama say about the attack in Chapter 20?
(a) That they should have been better prepared for it.
(b) That it was only a matter of time.
(c) That she is surprised they chose to attack at night.
(d) That she never expected it to happen here.

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

12. What does Amina compare herself to as she listens to Emily and Soojin talking?
(a) The old teddy bear that a child has forgotten.
(b) The dried leaves that are blown away by the wind.
(c) The broken chips at the bottom of the bag.
(d) A book that no one reads.

13. What is Emily's mother's profession?
(a) She's a doctor.
(b) She's a veterinarian.
(c) She's a lawyer.
(d) She's a teacher.

14. What is the word Amina hears early the next morning, after the dinner party, that brings her quickly awake?
(a) Police.
(b) Dead.
(c) Music.
(d) Missing.

15. What does Amina do when Soojin and Emily go to class angry with her?
(a) Goes to the nurses station.
(b) Walks home.
(c) Follows them to class.
(d) Sits on a bench.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the secret Emily shares with Amina and Soojin?

2. What does Soojin say Emily should do next, after Luke embarrasses her during lunch?

3. Why does Imam Malik say he has to tell Mustafa's parents about Mustafa's transgression?

4. Who came up with the idea for Mustafa's punishment?

5. Why is Imam Malik upset with Mustafa?

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