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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 "Right Here, Right Now" how old is Reshmina?

2. How long has it been since Brandon's mother died?

3. During Hurricane Belle, how far did the towers sway back and forth each way?

4. In "Kochi," what animal does Reshmina come face-to-face with?

5. At the end of "The American Devil," what toy does Reshmina discover that her brother has taken with him?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What has Brandon had drilled into him since he was four?

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

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

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

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

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

9. Why does Brandon slip out of the restaurant?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Brandon and his father are very close. How has the death of Brandon’s mother drawn Brandon and Leo together? How and why are they a team?

Essay Topic 2

Genre is a means of classifying literature. What is the genre of the novel? Why is it not history?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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