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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 Baba say about the reason some Muslims believe music is wrong?
(a) That they cannot approve of the inappropriate music, and so avoid them all.
(b) That they are right to do so.
(c) That music was forbidden during the Prophet's life.
(d) That they are misinterpreting the Quran.

2. 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.

3. What has Amina planned for her Halloween costume?
(a) She does not plan to go because Thaya Jaan believes it is wrong.
(b) She, Soojin, and Emily planned to be a trio of monkeys.
(c) She and Soojin planned to be cowboys riding stick horses.
(d) She and Soojin planned to be mustard and ketchup.

4. Why does Amina choose not to tell Mustafa that she is proud of him?
(a) The basketball team is taking him away too much for her to be nice about it.
(b) The two of them do not say things like that to each other.
(c) She knows he will tease her about it for weeks.
(d) He never says anything nice to her.

5. What is the chore Mama has for Amina as she is preparing for the dinner party?
(a) She wants Amina to dust the living room.
(b) She wants Amina to set up a table in the basement.
(c) She wants Amina to put away some laundry.
(d) She wants Amina to set out plates.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Amina plan to do when she returns to school on Monday?

2. Why does Baba punish Mustafa?

3. What has Amina agreed to do during her class's musical performance?

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

5. What does Amina do when Soojin and Emily go to class angry with her?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Emily reveal about her family that makes Amina realize Emily's family is not as perfect as Amina had believed?

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. What does Emily say about the smell of Soojin's food in the opening of Chapter 9, and why is Amina surprised?

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