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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 Baba punish Mustafa?
(a) Mustafa did not come home on time.
(b) Mustafa was caught smoking.
(c) Mustafa cheated on his homework.
(d) Mustafa was drunk when he came home.

2. What does Amina do when Soojin and Emily go to class angry with her?
(a) Sits on a bench.
(b) Walks home.
(c) Follows them to class.
(d) Goes to the nurses station.

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) Amina thinks the lunch smells terrible.
(c) Emily had made fun of Soojin's lunch in third grade.
(d) Soojin is eating a peanut butter sandwich.

4. What does Soojin say will be different about her when she returns to school the following Monday?
(a) She will have a new name.
(b) She will have braces.
(c) She will have new clothes.
(d) She will have a different hairstyle.

5. Who came up with the idea for Mustafa's punishment?
(a) Imam Malik.
(b) Thaya Jaan.
(c) Mama.
(d) Amina.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Soojin say when Emily is clearly uncomfortable talking in front of Amina?

3. What does Amina do when she sees Imam Malik talking to Mustafa in the hall during the Sunday School break?

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

5. At the dinner party, what does Yusuf suggest the children do when they cannot find anything on television?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What is the scenario that Amina considers will be her life if Soojin and Emily never forgive her?

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

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

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

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