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

2. Who does Nima sometimes imagine she is?
(a) A famous dancer.
(b) Yasmeen, a figment of her mind.
(c) A famous singer.
(d) Her mother.

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

4. What was Nima's best friend's mother's hair like when she first arrived in America?
(a) Dyed blue.
(b) Dyed blond.
(c) Very short.
(d) Very long.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Nima's mother wear on her head on her wedding day?

2. At the end of Part II, what does Nima plan to tell her mother when Aisha gets home from work?

3. What does Nima's mother's name mean in her native language?

4. What does Nima tell Haitham is the only reason they are friends when she fights with him in Part II?

5. Where is Nima the first time her body starts to feel like it is fading on her?

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