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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II (Pages 43 - 81, "Haitham" - "The Bus").

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mama Fatheya tell Nima had been a rumor around Nima's birth?
(a) Nima came out with a veil.
(b) Aisha had not wanted to name Nima at all.
(c) Nima had almost died at birth.
(d) There had been two babies in Aisha's womb but only one - Nima - had been born.

2. What does Aisha suggest to Nima for making new friends in Part II?
(a) Girls from their building.
(b) Girls from dance class.
(c) Girls in her Arabic class.
(d) Girls from church.

3. What does Aisha start wearing after 9/11 instead of a scarf on her head?
(a) A top hat.
(b) A knit hat.
(c) A veil.
(d) Nothing.

4. What does Aisha leave for Nima every day that she is suspended from school?
(a) A plate of food.
(b) Books to read.
(c) Chores to do.
(d) Nothing.

5. Where does Nima keep some of her favorite photos?
(a) In a cardboard envelope.
(b) On her corkboard.
(c) In a tin box.
(d) On a shelf in her closet.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Nima's best friend's grandmother?

2. What song does Nima sing once that upsets her best friend's mother?

3. What does Mama Fatheya tell Nima and Haitham not to do after sundown?

4. Who is Nima's best friend's mother?

5. What dress does Nima always admire of her mother's?

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