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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 color dress does Marzia wear in "A Clean Slate" (25)?

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

3. On what floor do Brandon and Richard find a curtain of fire in front of an elevator?

4. What province does Reshmina live in in Afghanistan?

5. How far does Reshmina walk to school?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does an injured American end up in Reshmina's home?

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

3. How is Brandon injured in "Rock to Fakie"?

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

5. Why does Brandon slip out of the restaurant?

6. Where does Brandon find help after he leaves the elevator?

7. What type of shape is Brandon in?

8. Why does it not help Brandon to see a helicopter in "A Hole in the World"?

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

10. Why is Brandon not in school on September 11?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The book tells about a pivotal day in the lives of Reshmina and young Brandon. How do the events in the book help Reshmina and Brandon mature and grow in the novel?

Essay Topic 2

Imagery is a literary device authors use to describe something using the five senses to help readers experience what a character is experiencing. How does the author use imagery to help readers imagine the world he has created?

Essay Topic 3

Afghanistan is a country that has been conquered by many people groups. What are some of the people groups and nations that have conquered or fought in Afghanistan? How do the past and those wars influence the future?

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