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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 Soojin say Emily should do next, after Luke embarrasses her during lunch?
(a) Ask Justin if he also likes her.
(b) Pretend she really likes Bradley.
(c) Tell a teacher that Luke is spreading lies.
(d) Nothing, because she has not shown any indication it is true.

2. Who is the first family to arrive for the dinner party in Thaya Jaan's honor?
(a) Thaya Jaan's daughter.
(b) Rabiya's family.
(c) Imam Malik's family.
(d) Soojin's family.

3. Why is Amina surprised when Emily says Soojin's lunch smells good?
(a) Emily is sitting too far away to even smell it.
(b) Emily had made fun of Soojin's lunch in third grade.
(c) Amina thinks the lunch smells terrible.
(d) Soojin is eating a peanut butter sandwich.

4. What does Amina plan to do when she returns to school on Monday?
(a) Ignore Emily and Soojin.
(b) Make new friends.
(c) Apologize again.
(d) Try to spend time with Soojin alone.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Emily carry her lunch in?

2. What do Soojin's parents do for a living?

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

4. What does Amina do to calm down after her studying sessions with Thaya Jaan?

5. What does Imam Malik say he expects Mustafa to do?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Thaya Jaan say about music and what is Baba's reaction?

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

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

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

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

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

10. Where does Mama decide to go the morning the Islamic Center is vandalized? What prompts her to make this decision?

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