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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 does Luke shout at Emily in the lunchroom?

2. Why does Baba punish Mustafa?

3. Who is the first family to arrive for the dinner party in Thaya Jaan's honor?

4. What does Thaya Jaan call Amina when they are preparing to leave the house?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Describe the conversation Amina has with her Muslim friends the night of the dinner party to honor Thaya Jaan.

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

Who is Thaya Jaan? What is his attitude about music and how does Baba explain this attitude? What is Thaya Jaan's reaction when Amina plays Beethoven for those gathered at Amnina's home?

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