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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At what floor do Richard and Brandon have to stop in the effort to reach Brandon's dad?
(a) 97th.
(b) 93rd.
(c) 95th.
(d) 92nd.

2. Who is standing trying to figure out how to get people trapped in an elevator out in "A Waterfall of Flames"?
(a) A man in a business suit and a man in coveralls.
(b) Two women in dress slacks and blouses.
(c) White man in splattered coveralls and a Black woman in a business skirt and blouse.
(d) Two white men in suits.

3. How long ago does Reshmina remember that Hila was killed in an airstrike?
(a) 2 1/2 years.
(b) 3 years.
(c) 2 years.
(d) 1 1/2 years.

4. Who presses the emergency button in the elevator in "Trapped"?
(a) Brandon.
(b) A big white guy.
(c) A blond woman.
(d) An elderly white man.

5. What province does Reshmina live in in Afghanistan?
(a) Nimruz.
(b) Kunar.
(c) Paktia.
(d) Badghis.

6. Where does Rashmina fall in "The Apache"?
(a) Over a large boulder.
(b) Over a cliff.
(c) Into a ravine.
(d) Into a cave.

7. When Anaa was a girl in Kabul, what job did one of her sisters have?
(a) College professor.
(b) Writer.
(c) Poet.
(d) Principal of a school.

8. In "J is for Jihad," when did the Afghan guerilla fighters hit the tank that some young boys from Reshmina's village are playing on?
(a) More than 30 years ago.
(b) About 25 years ago.
(c) 35 years ago.
(d) 20 years ago.

9. On what floor of the North Tower does Leo Chavez work?
(a) 98th.
(b) 102nd.
(c) 84th.
(d) 107th.

10. What do the Kochi, Reshmina, and Pasoon do while an American helicopter flew spraying bullets?
(a) Hide behind boulders.
(b) Pray.
(c) Eat.
(d) Hide in a cave.

11. In "The Apache," what causes a landslide?
(a) Armed ANG.
(b) Armed Americans.
(c) Taliban and their weapons.
(d) Helicopter.

12. What job does Brandon's father give him in "Windows on the World"?
(a) Fill up the flower vases.
(b) Put silverware on the tables.
(c) Wipe down seats.
(d) Fold napkins.

13. In "A Waterfall of Flames," how many people are trapped in an elevator?
(a) 5.
(b) 7.
(c) 6.
(d) 4.

14. What chore does Reshmina have to finish after the American finds refugee in her family's home?
(a) Sort the rice.
(b) Take the goats to pasture.
(c) Gather water.
(d) Collect firewood.

15. How many floors does Marni's company cover in the North Tower?
(a) 8.
(b) 3.
(c) 5.
(d) 9.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The American Devil," where is the American base?

2. In "A Waterfall of Flames," how far does the elevator drop while Richard, Brandon, and the others debate on how to help the people in the elevator?

3. How long had Richard worked on the same floor with a man at the Jun He Law Offices?

4. How long has it been since the American army drove the Taliban out of power in 2019?

5. What is the name of the woman who manages the seating area at Windows on the World?

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