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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. Why does Mama say Baba left the house so early the morning after the dinner party?
(a) She does not say.
(b) Someone vandalized the Islamic Center.
(c) Hamid and Baba are going to the mosque early.
(d) Imam Malik needs to talk to Baba.

2. Bradley asks if Soojin and Emily have become best friends. What is Amina's reaction?
(a) She is angry that Bradley noticed.
(b) She says Emily is also her friend.
(c) She feels a shock of jealousy.
(d) She knows Soojin will never abandon her.

3. What does Amina believe Bradley will do with the information that Emily likes Justin?
(a) Tell everyone.
(b) Tease Emily.
(c) Tell Justin.
(d) Nothing.

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

5. What is the secret Emily shares with Amina and Soojin?
(a) She is angry at Julie.
(b) She likes Bradley.
(c) She is lonely.
(d) She likes Justin.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Emily say is the only thing her mother can really cook?

2. What is the word Amina hears early the next morning, after the dinner party, that brings her quickly awake?

3. What does Luke shout at Emily in the lunchroom?

4. What does Emily give Amina from her lunch?

5. What does Mama say about the attack in Chapter 20?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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