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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 game do Nima and her best friend play from their apartment in Part I?
(a) They yell names out the window and see how many people look up.
(b) Monopoly.
(c) Chess.
(d) They make daisy chains.

2. What does Nima tell her mother after her fight at school that she knows is a cruel thing to say?
(a) She wishes they had moved to Mexico instead.
(b) She wishes she had never been born.
(c) She wishes her grandmother was still alive.
(d) She wishes her father was there to protect her instead of Aisha.

3. Why does Nima's best friend come to seek refuge at her house in Part I?
(a) He needs money.
(b) She is sick.
(c) He is hungry.
(d) His grandmother found his cigarettes.

4. How do Nima and her mother travel to the hospital in Part II?
(a) Train.
(b) Plane.
(c) Car.
(d) Bus.

5. How does Nima imagine the girl she might have been with a different name?
(a) Suspicious.
(b) Nasty.
(c) Beautiful and confident.
(d) Sleepy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is one thing Nima says she is really upset with Haitham about?

2. What does Nima's best friend's mother give to Nima as a gift once?

3. What does Aisha suggest to Nima for making new friends in Part II?

4. What does Nima's mother make for her and her best friend in Part I?

5. What does Mama Fatheya tell Nima had been a rumor around Nima's birth?

(see the answer key)

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