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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the dinner party, what does Yusuf suggest the children do when they cannot find anything on television?
(a) Play spin the bottle.
(b) Play video games.
(c) Tell scary stories.
(d) Go outside.

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

3. What is Emily's immediate reaction to Luke's shout in the lunchroom?
(a) She turns red and rushes from the cafeteria.
(b) She becomes furious with Amina and Soojin.
(c) She begins to cry and wipes her eyes with her napkin.
(d) She says he is weird and pretends to ignore him.

4. What does Emily say is the only thing her mother can really cook?
(a) Fried chicken.
(b) Pot roast.
(c) Peanut butter cookies.
(d) Apple pie.

5. Why is Amina surprised when Emily says Soojin's lunch smells good?
(a) Soojin is eating a peanut butter sandwich.
(b) Emily had made fun of Soojin's lunch in third grade.
(c) Amina thinks the lunch smells terrible.
(d) Emily is sitting too far away to even smell it.

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

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

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

9. What does Thaya Jaan call Amina when they are preparing to leave the house?
(a) A baby.
(b) A daisy.
(c) A canary.
(d) A kitten.

10. What does Baba do whenever Mama is preparing for a dinner party?
(a) Cooks his special dish.
(b) Leaves the house.
(c) Pitches in to help.
(d) Sets flowers on the porch.

11. What does Emily carry her lunch in?
(a) A green reusable bag.
(b) A red box.
(c) A pink paper sack.
(d) A blue insulated bag.

12. What is the big event Imam Malik says will be held at the same time as the Quran recitation competition?
(a) A chili cook-off.
(b) A photography exhibit.
(c) A group of acrobats.
(d) A carnival.

13. Bradley asks if Soojin and Emily have become best friends. What is Amina's reaction?
(a) She knows Soojin will never abandon her.
(b) She says Emily is also her friend.
(c) She is angry that Bradley noticed.
(d) She feels a shock of jealousy.

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

15. Who is the first person Emily accuses of telling her secret?
(a) Justin.
(b) Soojin.
(c) Bradley.
(d) Amnina.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Bradley say he would like to sit by Emily during social studies?

2. What does Amina believe Bradley will do with the information that Emily likes Justin?

3. What does Amina realize about Emily after Luke embarrasses Emily during lunch?

4. What is Rabiya going to be for Halloween?

5. What is the limiting factor when Amina wants to ask Thaya Jaan questions about the Quran during their study time?

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