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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 do Soojin's parents do for a living?

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

3. Why is Soojin going to miss the following day of school?

4. Why is Emily eating chicken nuggets for lunch?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

List the members of Amina's family who are named in this novel. Describe her relationship with any two, including how that relationship changes over the course of the events of this novel.

Essay Topic 3

What is Mama's advice when Amina reveals her argument with Soojin and Emily? What does Amina do to try to correct the situation?

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