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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 is Amina's reaction when she learns why Imam Malik is angry with Mustafa?

2. What does Amina do before she walks outside after her conversation with Mustafa?

3. Why does Imam Malik say he has to tell Mustafa's parents about Mustafa's transgression?

4. What does Amina realize about Emily after Luke embarrasses Emily during lunch?

5. What do the students do with their last ten minutes of lunch period?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Emily reveal about her family that makes Amina realize Emily's family is not as perfect as Amina had believed?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 2

Why does Amina dread participating in the Quran recitation competition? What makes her change her mind? Does Amina's reaction seem reasonable for the circumstances?

Essay Topic 3

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

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