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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 Emily give Amina from her lunch?
(a) A peanut butter cookie.
(b) A brownie.
(c) A strawberry.
(d) A cup of blueberries.

2. Why is Amina beginning to feel better about the Quran competition?
(a) She has chosen an easy surah.
(b) She is learning to sing a specific surah.
(c) She has simply accepted that she has to do it.
(d) She has been practicing with Thaya Jaan.

3. What does Amina do to calm down after her studying sessions with Thaya Jaan?
(a) Goes for a run.
(b) Plays the piano.
(c) Shoots baskets with Mustafa.
(d) Sings.

4. How does Amina first learn of the extent of the damage at the Islamic Center?
(a) Baba returns home and tells them the news.
(b) Thaya Jaan returns home to get Mama.
(c) Amina listens as Mama talks to Salma Auntie on the telephone.
(d) Amina watches a news story.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Soojin going to miss the following day of school?

2. What does Mama say Amina should wear for the Friday evening out with Thaya Jaan?

3. What is Amina's reaction when she learns why Imam Malik is angry with Mustafa?

4. What is Emily's immediate reaction to Luke's shout in the lunchroom?

5. Who is the first family to arrive for the dinner party in Thaya Jaan's honor?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Amina tell Bradley that Emily likes Justin?

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

4. What is the comparison Amina makes to the leaves on the playground, and why does she feel this way?

5. What is the secret Emily tells Soojin and why is Amina included in this conversation?

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

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

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

9. How does Emily react when Luke makes rude comments about Emily and Justin?

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

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