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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 Mama say when Amina reveals that Soojin is changing her name?

2. What does Amina hear Thaya Jaan say about music?

3. What does Amina say when Mama asks why she is spending so much time in her bedroom on Friday afternoon?

4. Who is the first person Emily accuses of telling her secret?

5. Why is Mustafa absent from the Friday evening out with Thaya Jaan?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the friendship between Amina and Soojin. How does that relationship change after Emily becomes involved with the girls? Why does Amina have trouble accepting Emily's presence?

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

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.

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