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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 are evil spirits called by Mama Fatheya?
(a) Goblins.
(b) Banshees.
(c) Jinns.
(d) Ghosts.

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

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

4. Who does Nima often get together with after school?
(a) Haitham.
(b) Yasmeen.
(c) Henry.
(d) Fatima.

5. What does Aisha say when Nima asks why she still wears her headscarf?
(a) She may stop wearing it soon.
(b) She is not ashamed of where she is from.
(c) She needs to wear it to fulfill her promise to Nima's father.
(d) She does not really have a reason for wearing it.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is all Nima's mother will tell her about her grandmother?

2. What does Mama Fatheya often watch on television?

3. Who does Nima ask about jinns in Part II?

4. What does Nima's own name mean?

5. What does Nima often think her mother feels?

(see the answer key)

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