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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Ms. Barton assign to be the fourth member of Amina and Soojin's group?
(a) Bradley.
(b) Emily.
(c) Julie.
(d) Luke.

2. How are children divided into classes in Amina's Sunday School?
(a) By age.
(b) By the status of their parents.
(c) By their knowledge of Arabic and the Quran.
(d) By their family's country of origin.

3. What do Amina and her friends do during the break during Sunday School?
(a) Play soccer.
(b) Eat a snack.
(c) Practice passages from the Quran.
(d) Sit with their parents.

4. What does Amina say in support of Mustafa's plea to participate in an extracurricular activity?
(a) That Julie's father got into Columbia because he was president of the chess club.
(b) That Emily's brother got into Yale because he was captain of the soccer team.
(c) That Bradley's friend got into Princeton because he was president of the science club.
(d) That Soojin's cousin got into Harvard because he was captain of the basketball team.

5. What happened to Amina when she played the role of John Hancock in a school play?
(a) She fell as she was leaving the stage.
(b) Her hat fell off when she bent to sign her name.
(c) She froze, unable to say her line.
(d) She dropped the ink bottle while signing her name.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following was among the gifts Amina receives from her cousins?

2. What is the gift Amina bought for Soojin that Soojin always wears?

3. What does Amina do just before entering the mosque?

4. What is Amina's reaction when Thaya Jaan says some families in Pakistan can barely afford food?

5. What is the first argument Amina's group has when they are working on their social studies project?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the meal the family has on the first night of Thaya Jaan's visit. Why does Amina feel guilty about her uneaten food?

2. What does Amina say about her family's appearance when they go to the airport to meet Thaya Jaan?

3. What is Soojin's reaction the first time Amina asks why Soojin is willing to be friends with Emily?

4. What are the chores Mama assigns to Amina, Mustafa, and Baba, and why does she hand out these assignments?

5. What does Thaya Jaan say that indicates he disapproves of Amina's family's lifestyle?

6. What is Baba's concern about Thaya Jaan's visit?

7. Why does Soojin urge Amina to sing, and why does Amina refuse?

8. What happens during the group work in Chapter 8?

9. What does Amina think about the airport after Thaya Jaan joins the family?

10. Why is Amina in a different Sunday School class than Dahlia and Rabiya? What does Amina consider her biggest religious challenge?

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