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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Mustafa get up early on Saturday morning?
(a) He knew he was going to be in trouble.
(b) He wants Baba to let him get a job.
(c) He was doing his afternoon chores early.
(d) He went for a run.

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

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

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

5. 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.

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

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

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

9. What does Soojin say when Emily is clearly uncomfortable talking in front of Amina?
(a) That they need to talk about their social studies project.
(b) That they are all going to be best friends.
(c) That Amina can be trusted with anything.
(d) That Emily should just leave.

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

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

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

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

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

15. What does Amina do when she sees Imam Malik talking to Mustafa in the hall during the Sunday School break?
(a) Walks more slowly so she can listen.
(b) Pretends to be looking at a poster while she listens.
(c) Joins them to listen.
(d) Hides and listens.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why is Amina beginning to feel better about the Quran competition?

3. Who does Mama insist is the first to fill their plate with food at her dinner party?

4. Why is this event bad news for Amina?

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

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