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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 a library book.
(d) Steals candy.

2. Who does Nima think she sees in the corner of her room in Part II?
(a) Her father.
(b) Her grandfather.
(c) Yasmeen.
(d) Her grandmother.

3. What is the word Nima often uses to mean "father"?
(a) Father.
(b) Baba.
(c) Daddy.
(d) Dad.

4. Who is Nima's best friend's grandmother?
(a) Mama Ayesha.
(b) Mama Fatheya.
(c) Grandma Loti.
(d) Grandma Fatima.

5. In "Halloween," what does one student at school say about Nima's mother?
(a) He calls her a slut.
(b) He calls her beautiful.
(c) He calls her a terrorist.
(d) He calls her stupid.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does Aisha do when Nima tells her someone at school called Nima a terrorist?

4. What does Nima often think her mother feels?

5. What does Aisha leave for Nima every day that she is suspended from school?

(see the answer key)

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