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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. How early does Amina's family arrive at the airport to meet Thaya Jaan?
2. What does Emily say about Bradley?
3. What is the first argument Amina's group has when they are working on their social studies project?
4. What does Amina do just before entering the mosque?
5. What does Baba do that embarrasses Amina during the back-to-school meeting?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Amina do as she prepares to go into the mosque and how does she feel when she enters?
2. Describe the meal the family has on the first night of Thaya Jaan's visit. Why does Amina feel guilty about her uneaten food?
3. Why is Amina reluctant to consider the possibility of being friends with Emily?
4. What are the chores Mama assigns to Amina, Mustafa, and Baba, and why does she hand out these assignments?
5. What is Soojin's reaction the first time Amina asks why Soojin is willing to be friends with Emily?
6. Why is Amina careful not to leave her clothes in the kitchen while Mama is cooking? What happened in fourth grade to teach her this lesson?
7. List Baba's actions and statements that indicate he is nervous.
8. Why is Amina in a different Sunday School class than Dahlia and Rabiya? What does Amina consider her biggest religious challenge?
9. Why does Soojin urge Amina to sing, and why does Amina refuse?
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
What are Baba's concerns when he learns that Thaya Jaan is coming for a visit? What does Mama do to prepare for Thaya Jaan's arrival? Compare their reactions and explain why their focus is so different.
Essay Topic 2
What does Amina discover when she and Mustafa go into the Islamic Center after the vandalism? What is Amina's reaction? What is the community's reaction?
Essay Topic 3
What is Baba's punishment when Mustafa comes home late from a basketball game? Why does he say he is being this lenient on Mustafa? What does this say about each of the characters involved, including Amina?
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