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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 Soojin say will be different about her when she returns to school the following Monday?

2. What does Amina compare herself to as she listens to Emily and Soojin talking?

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

4. Why is Amina surprised when Emily says Soojin's lunch smells good?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What is the punishment Baba gives Mustafa for being out too late, and what role does Thaya Jaan play in that punishment?

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

9. Thaya Jaan tells Amina the meaning of a passage from the Quran. Why does the meaning upset Amina?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Who is Imam Malik? What is his role in Amina's life and in the lives of others of her community? What is his reaction when he catches Mustafa with some boys who are smoking, and what does this say about his relationship with Mustafa?

Essay Topic 2

Why does Soojin plan to change her name? Why does Amina hate the idea? What happens when the moment comes for Soojin to actually make the change?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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