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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Nima's best friend come to seek refuge at her house in Part I?
(a) His grandmother found his cigarettes.
(b) He is hungry.
(c) She is sick.
(d) He needs money.

2. What does Nima make for herself for lunch in "School"?
(a) Rice.
(b) A peanut butter sandwich.
(c) Cake.
(d) A sandwich with American cheese.

3. What do Nima's mother and her best friend's mother laugh about in "Overheard"?
(a) A joke about the American style of working.
(b) A joke about being tired of having children.
(c) A joke about a flower.
(d) Their own cooking of American dishes.

4. Who is Nima's best friend?
(a) Hala.
(b) Haitham.
(c) Fatima.
(d) Aisha.

5. What does Nima remember wistfully Haitham doing for her years earlier?
(a) Cooking for her.
(b) Standing up for her when other girls made fun of her.
(c) Bringing her flowers.
(d) Leaving her alone when she wanted to be left alone.

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

7. What does Mama Fatheya tell Nima had been a rumor around Nima's birth?
(a) Aisha had not wanted to name Nima at all.
(b) There had been two babies in Aisha's womb but only one - Nima - had been born.
(c) Nima came out with a veil.
(d) Nima had almost died at birth.

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

9. What class do Nima and her best friend often take together?
(a) Arabic.
(b) Spanish.
(c) Math.
(d) Dance.

10. What does Mama Fatheya tell Nima and Haitham not to do after sundown?
(a) Read.
(b) Run.
(c) Go to the movies.
(d) Eat.

11. What does Nima tell her mother after her fight at school that she knows is a cruel thing to say?
(a) She wishes she had never been born.
(b) She wishes her grandmother was still alive.
(c) She wishes they had moved to Mexico instead.
(d) She wishes her father was there to protect her instead of Aisha.

12. Who is in the hospital in the end of Part II?
(a) Aisha.
(b) Haitham.
(c) Mama Fatheya.
(d) Khaltu Hala.

13. Why do boys in Nima's school harass her in Part II?
(a) She has just stood up for someone else.
(b) She has a lot of money and they are jealous.
(c) She is Muslim and 9/11 just happened.
(d) She is smarter than everyone else and they are jealous.

14. Who comes to get Nima from school when she is suspended?
(a) Aisha.
(b) Mama Fatheya.
(c) Khaltu Hala.
(d) Ashraf.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Nima keep some of her favorite photos?

2. What does Mama Fatheya often watch on television?

3. Who is Nima's best friend's grandmother?

4. What does Nima often do by herself after school?

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

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