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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) She is sick.
(b) He is hungry.
(c) He needs money.
(d) His grandmother found his cigarettes.

2. What language do Nima and Haitham often speak together when they are very young?
(a) Arabic.
(b) Spanish.
(c) German.
(d) French.

3. What does Nima see in "The Photograph"?
(a) Her grandmother.
(b) Her sister.
(c) A storm.
(d) Her parents when they were young.

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

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

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

7. What term of affection does Aisha sometimes use for Nima?
(a) Sweetie.
(b) Do.
(c) Darling.
(d) Habiba.

8. Who asks Nima and her best friend what they do all day?
(a) Their teachers.
(b) Their fathers.
(c) Mama Fatheya.
(d) Their other friends.

9. What does Aisha start wearing after 9/11 instead of a scarf on her head?
(a) A veil.
(b) A top hat.
(c) Nothing.
(d) A knit hat.

10. How do Nima and her mother travel to the hospital in Part II?
(a) Bus.
(b) Car.
(c) Train.
(d) Plane.

11. What does the girl in Nima's math class tell their classmates Nima's apartment smells like?
(a) Flowers.
(b) Curry.
(c) Rice and dirty plants.
(d) Manure.

12. What does Nima's own name mean?
(a) Beauty.
(b) Grace.
(c) Courage.
(d) Finality.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Nima when she calls Yasmeen with everything she has?

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

3. What does Nima's best friend's mother give to Nima as a gift once?

4. What do Nima and her best friend often watch?

5. What does Nima make for herself for lunch in "School"?

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