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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 are the two challenges Bradley throws into their social studies project?
(a) Amina has cholera and their wagon wheel broke.
(b) Soojin has broken her leg and ants got in their sugar.
(c) One of their oxen is sick and they lost their blankets during a river crossing.
(d) They have lost their map and Bradley is going hunting.

2. What does Amina do just before entering the mosque?
(a) Washes herself at a faucet.
(b) Puts away her Sunday School books.
(c) Prays for the patience to sit still during the service.
(d) Adjusts her scarf so it will remain in place.

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

4. What do Amina and Soojin do as soon as Soonjin's grandfather enters the room?
(a) They give him a hug.
(b) They leave the room.
(c) They greet him in Urdu.
(d) They bow to him.

5. What does Amina say worries her about Soojin's plan to change her name?
(a) That Soojin will want Amina to change her name as well.
(b) That Soojin will also discard their friendship.
(c) That Soojin will become overly American.
(d) That Soojin will choose something difficult to spell.

Short Answer Questions

1. Soojin and Amina will work on their social studies project together. Who does Soojin invite to join them?

2. What does Mustafa discover in the refrigerator when he and Amina take the first of the dishes from the dining room?

3. What are Mustafa and Yusuf playing when Amina's family visits Rabiya's family?

4. What is Amina's reaction when Soojin announces she plans to change her name to Susan?

5. What does Soojin's name mean?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What are the adults talking about when Amina and Rabiya enter the living room at Salma Auntie's house?

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

5. What is the details of the assignment Ms. Barton makes to Amina's class?

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

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

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

9. Describe the interaction that takes place when Soojin's grandfather greets Amina and Soojin.

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

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