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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. In "J is for Jihad," what country do the mountains sweep through that she can see from the top of a ridge?
2. What do most of the women wear that Reshmina and Pasoon encounter in "Kochi"?
3. In "The American Devil," where is the American base?
4. How long ago does Reshmina remember that Hila was killed in an airstrike?
5. Where does Brandon realize that the flames are coming from that are inundating the elevator in "A Waterfall of Flames"?
Short Essay Questions
1. How are Reshmina and Pasoon's lives different?
2. What can Reshmina see as she collects firewood in "Right Here, Right Now"?
3. What do Richard and Brandon find on the 90th floor in "A Waterfall of Flames"?
4. What people do Reshmina and Pasoon encounter in "Kochi," and what are the people like?
5. Why is Brandon not in school on September 11?
6. In "A Hole in the World," how does Brandon get off a ledge?
7. What type of shape is Brandon in?
8. How does an injured American end up in Reshmina's home?
9. What does Reshmina remember about a time when she followed her brother up into the mountains a year or two ago?
10. How is Brandon injured in "Rock to Fakie"?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view in the book? How does the point of view influence what readers know about events and people? How does telling the story from two viewpoints affect the story?
Essay Topic 2
Brandon and Reshmina begin their day confident and secure. What do Brandon and Reshmina experience on September 11 in their respective time periods? How do the situations they encounter make them feel helpless and powerless?
Essay Topic 3
Pasoon makes a decision to join the Taliban. Why is Pasoon drawn to join the Taliban and Reshmina is not?
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