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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Baba punish Mustafa?
(a) Mustafa did not come home on time.
(b) Mustafa was drunk when he came home.
(c) Mustafa cheated on his homework.
(d) Mustafa was caught smoking.

2. What is the limiting factor when Amina wants to ask Thaya Jaan questions about the Quran during their study time?
(a) She does not have a strong Urdu vocabulary.
(b) He does not have a strong English vocabulary.
(c) She is too shy to ask him questions.
(d) He is not willing to explain what the verses mean.

3. What does Amina plan to do when she returns to school on Monday?
(a) Try to spend time with Soojin alone.
(b) Apologize again.
(c) Ignore Emily and Soojin.
(d) Make new friends.

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

5. What does Soojin say will be different about her when she returns to school the following Monday?
(a) She will have braces.
(b) She will have new clothes.
(c) She will have a new name.
(d) She will have a different hairstyle.

6. 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.

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

8. What is the chore Mama has for Amina as she is preparing for the dinner party?
(a) She wants Amina to dust the living room.
(b) She wants Amina to set out plates.
(c) She wants Amina to set up a table in the basement.
(d) She wants Amina to put away some laundry.

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

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

11. What does Imam Malik say he expects Mustafa to do?
(a) Tell his parents what he did.
(b) Help with the carnival and participate in the Quran competition.
(c) Apologize to his teacher.
(d) Memorize a specific section of the Quran and be ready to explain its meaning.

12. Why is Soojin going to miss the following day of school?
(a) She is going to be sworn in as an American citizen.
(b) Her parents are taking her to a museum.
(c) Her sister has a dance recital.
(d) She has a doctor's appointment.

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

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

15. What is the secret Emily shares with Amina and Soojin?
(a) She likes Bradley.
(b) She is angry at Julie.
(c) She is lonely.
(d) She likes Justin.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Soojin's reaction when Amina reveals that she accidentally told Bradley Emily's secret?

2. What does Amina notice about Soojin that surprises her?

3. What does Amina compare herself to as she listens to Emily and Soojin talking?

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

5. Why is Emily eating chicken nuggets for lunch?

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