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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 Mama insist is the first to fill their plate with food at her dinner party?
(a) Amina.
(b) Imam Malik.
(c) Thaya Jaan.
(d) Baba.

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

3. What is Amina's reaction when she learns why Imam Malik is angry with Mustafa?
(a) She rushes to tell her parents.
(b) She calls him names and runs outside.
(c) She agrees not to tell if he will do her chores for a week.
(d) She cries.

4. What does Amina say to Bradley after revealing that Emily likes Justin?
(a) She asks him to spread the news to everyone.
(b) She says he should only tell Justin.
(c) She asks him not to tell anyone.
(d) She says he should talk to Emily about it.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Amina hear Thaya Jaan say about music?

2. What does Soojin say will be different about her when she returns to school the following Monday?

3. What does Amina notice about Soojin that surprises her?

4. What does Mama say Amina has to do in order to repair her friendship with Soojin and Emily?

5. What is the secret Emily shares with Amina and Soojin?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Thaya Jaan tells Amina the meaning of a passage from the Quran. Why does the meaning upset Amina?

4. Describe the conversation Amina has with her Muslim friends the night of the dinner party to honor Thaya Jaan.

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

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

7. How do Emily and Soojin react when Amina tells them she revealed Emily's secret to Bradley?

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

9. What is the conversation Amina overhears between Imam Malik and Mustafa during the break in Sunday School? What is Amina's reaction?

10. What is the problem Amina faces with regard to attending the carnival?

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