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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 does Baba respond to Thaya Jaan's comment about Amina's music?

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

3. What is Rabiya going to be for Halloween?

4. Who does Mama insist is the first to fill their plate with food at her dinner party?

5. What does Emily carry her lunch in?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is Mama's advice when Amina reveals her argument with Soojin and Emily? What does Amina do to try to correct the situation?

Essay Topic 2

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?

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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