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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) Chess.
(b) They yell names out the window and see how many people look up.
(c) They make daisy chains.
(d) Monopoly.

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

3. What do Nima and her best friend often watch?
(a) News.
(b) Old movies.
(c) Cartoons.
(d) New sit-coms.

4. What is Nima's mother's name?
(a) Aisha.
(b) Fatima.
(c) Hala.
(d) Fata.

5. Who is Nima's best friend's mother?
(a) Khaltu Ami.
(b) Khlatu Aisha.
(c) Khaltu Fatima.
(d) Khaltu Hala.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the word Nima often uses to mean "father"?

2. What did Nima's mother once want to be?

3. What does Nima hear one girl say to her friend at school when they bump into Nima accidentally?

4. What was Nima's best friend's mother's hair like when she first arrived in America?

5. What does Nima know her mother once considered naming her?

(see the answer key)

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