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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Mustafa's response when Baba announces that both Mustafa and Amina will participate in the Quran recitation competition?

2. What is the gift Amina bought for Soojin that Soojin always wears?

3. What is in the extra refrigerator in Soojin's kitchen?

4. What is the first thing Amina thinks as Thaya Jaan begins to lead the family in prayer time?

5. What is the excuse Baba gives to explain why Amina and Mustafa are not fluent in Urdu?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the lecture Baba continually gives Mustafa about his education, and why?

2. What is the argument Mustafa and Baba have about the Quran competition?

3. Describe the interaction that takes place when Soojin's grandfather greets Amina and Soojin.

4. Why is Soojin planning to change her name and what is Amina's reaction?

5. Why is Amina reluctant to consider the possibility of being friends with Emily?

6. What does Amina think about the airport after Thaya Jaan joins the family?

7. What is significant about Dahlia's appearance?

8. Why does Soojin urge Amina to sing, and why does Amina refuse?

9. What is the details of the assignment Ms. Barton makes to Amina's class?

10. Who is Rabiya and why does she urge Amina to make a singing video?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Who is Amina? Describe her daily life, her heritage, and the struggles she is facing at this point in her life.

Essay Topic 2

Why does Baba defer to Thaya Jaan? What is Baba's reaction when Thaya Jaan says Amina's music goes against their religion? What are some of the other issues about which they disagree?

Essay Topic 3

When Amina is in the basement with others from the Islamic community, she feels a sense of contentment she had been missing since her argument with Soojin and Emily. What does Amina think her life could be like if Emily and Soojin never forgive her? Why does she dismiss this as impossible? From an outside perspective, could Amina be happy if she had no friends at school and depended only on her Muslim friends for friendship? Why or why not?

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