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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "In Case of Emergency," where does Brandon find himself after he leaves the elevator?
(a) Men's room.
(b) Lobby.
(c) Ladies' room.
(d) Office.

2. To what end of the building does Brandon crawl in "A Hole in the World"?
(a) West.
(b) South.
(c) North.
(d) East.

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

4. When will Marzia be 16?
(a) Next year.
(b) 2 years.
(c) 3 months.
(d) Next month.

5. Where did Brandon first learn to skateboard?
(a) High school parking lot.
(b) Skate park.
(c) Cement drainage ditch.
(d) Mall parking lot.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Rock to Fakie," where is Brandon hurt when he slips and falls?

2. How many floors does Marni's company cover in the North Tower?

3. What do the Kochi, Reshmina, and Pasoon do while an American helicopter flew spraying bullets?

4. How long ago does Reshmina remember that Hila was killed in an airstrike?

5. How far will Reshmina's father have to walk to the ANA base so they can tell the Americans where Taz is?

Short Essay Questions

1. How are Reshmina and Pasoon's lives different?

2. Where does Brandon go when he is suspended from school on September 11?

3. In "J Is for Jihad," how does Reshmina learn what direction Pasoon has gone?

4. Where does Reshmina find Pasoon and what is he doing at the end of "J Is for Jihad"?

5. Where does Brandon's father work, and what is it like?

6. What does the lobby of the North Tower look like?

7. How does Reshmina nearly get hurt in "The Apache"?

8. What does Reshmina remember about a time when she followed her brother up into the mountains a year or two ago?

9. How had Brandon's father tried to keep them afloat after his mother died?

10. What do Richard and Brandon find on the 90th floor in "A Waterfall of Flames"?

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