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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 Emily give Amina from her lunch?

2. What does Amina say to Bradley after revealing that Emily likes Justin?

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

4. What is Emily's immediate reaction to Luke's shout in the lunchroom?

5. What does Soojin say when Emily is clearly uncomfortable talking in front of Amina?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Where does Mama decide to go the morning the Islamic Center is vandalized? What prompts her to make this decision?

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

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

5. How do Emily and Soojin react when Amina tells them she revealed Emily's secret to Bradley?

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

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

8. How and why does Amina's mood change after she hears Thaya Jaan's comment about music?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

List two examples of the importance of friendship. Include how the characters nurture their friendship and predict whether their friendship will last.

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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