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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. What does Amina think when she examines Thaya Jaan's appearance?
(a) That he looks much older than she remembered.
(b) That he looks much sterner than she had imagined.
(c) That he looks like Santa.
(d) That he is going to attract a lot of attention in America.

2. What does Thaya Jaan do as they are leaving the airport that puts Amina at ease?
(a) Says her cousins are eager for her to visit them.
(b) Sings a line from a lullaby she loved as a baby.
(c) Announces he is going trick-or-treating with her.
(d) Puts his arm around her shoulders.

3. What kind of lessons does Amina take?
(a) Dance.
(b) Public speaking.
(c) Piano.
(d) Voice.

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

5. What are Mustafa and Yusuf playing when Amina's family visits Rabiya's family?
(a) Monopoly.
(b) Video games.
(c) Basketball.
(d) Ping-pong.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Rabiya and Amina spend their time doing in Rabiya's room?

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

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

4. What is the first thing Soojin says when she and Amina arrive at her house after school?

5. What does the family drink when they are all gathered in the living room after dinner?

Short Essay Questions

1. List Baba's actions and statements that indicate he is nervous.

2. What is the argument Mustafa and Baba have about the Quran competition?

3. Why is Amina reluctant to consider the possibility of being friends with Emily?

4. Why does Soojin say she might choose Susan as her new name, and what is Amina's reaction?

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

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

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

8. What is the lecture Baba continually gives Mustafa about his education, and why?

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

10. What is significant about Dahlia's appearance?

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