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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 Nima's best friend do in Part I that she thinks is daring?
(a) Sings in front of people.
(b) Starts a fire.
(c) Steals candy.
(d) Steals a library book.

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

3. What did Nima like to wrap herself in when she was little?
(a) Cotton balls.
(b) The bathroom rug.
(c) Her father's blanket
(d) Her mother's scarves.

4. What song does Nima sing once that upsets her best friend's mother?
(a) A song about the sea.
(b) A song about a comb.
(c) A song about a pearl necklace.
(d) A song about breaking up.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens at the airport in "The Airport"?

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

3. Why does Nima's best friend come to seek refuge at her house in Part I?

4. What is different about the social lives of Nima and her best friend?

5. What does Aisha start wearing after 9/11 instead of a scarf on her head?

(see the answer key)

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