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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 "The American Devil," where is the American base?
(a) Jalalabad.
(b) Asadabad.
(c) Ghazni.
(d) Herat.

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?
(a) 2 inches.
(b) 4 inches.
(c) An inch.
(d) 3 inches.

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

4. How old was Brandon when his mother died?
(a) 3.
(b) 6.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

5. How long had Richard worked on the same floor with a man at the Jun He Law Offices?
(a) 7 years.
(b) 13 years.
(c) 10 years.
(d) 5 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Rashmina fall in "The Apache"?

2. How far does Reshmina walk to school?

3. In "A Clean Slate," where is Mariam, the translator from?

4. Who is standing trying to figure out how to get people trapped in an elevator out in "A Waterfall of Flames"?

5. How many people do Reshmina and Pasoon encounter in "Kochi"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Brandon slip out of the restaurant?

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

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

5. What can Reshmina see as she collects firewood in "Right Here, Right Now"?

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

7. What people do Reshmina and Pasoon encounter in "Kochi," and what are the people like?

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

9. In "A Hole in the World," how does Brandon get off a ledge?

10. How does Brandon get out of the elevator when it is stuck?

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