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

2. What has Amina agreed to do during her class's musical performance?
(a) Stay in the background as part of the choir.
(b) Be in charge of the props.
(c) Keep track of the CDs they will use for music.
(d) Play the piano.

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

4. Why is Mustafa absent from the Friday evening out with Thaya Jaan?
(a) He is practicing the Quran with friends.
(b) He is not feeling well.
(c) He is studying at the Islamic Center.
(d) He is out with his basketball team.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Emily carry her lunch in?

2. What does Amina say when Mama asks why she is spending so much time in her bedroom on Friday afternoon?

3. Why does Mama say the surah does not apply to Amina's situation?

4. On Friday, where does Mama say they are taking Thaya Jaan?

5. What does Amina believe Bradley will do with the information that Emily likes Justin?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mama say when Amina reveals the fight she has had with Emily and Soojin?

2. What does Amina expect Bradley to do with the information that Emily likes Justin, and why does she have this expectation?

3. How and why does Amina's mood change after she hears Thaya Jaan's comment about music?

4. What is Baba's explanation for Thaya Jaan's attitude about music?

5. What is the punishment Baba gives Mustafa for being out too late, and what role does Thaya Jaan play in that punishment?

6. What does Emily reveal about her family that makes Amina realize Emily's family is not as perfect as Amina had believed?

7. What happens the morning after the dinner party that wakes Amina so early?

8. What is Amina's role in the musical, A Blast from the Past, and what does she think about this role?

9. What does Emily say about the smell of Soojin's food in the opening of Chapter 9, and why is Amina surprised?

10. What is Mama's reaction when Amina reveals Thaya Jaan's opinion of music?

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