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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Nima ask about jinns in Part II?
(a) Aisha.
(b) Mama Fatheya.
(c) Asraf.
(d) Haitham.

2. Where is Nima when she calls Yasmeen with everything she has?
(a) Church.
(b) The kitchen.
(c) The park.
(d) The bathtub.

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

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

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

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

7. What does Nima tell Haitham is the only reason they are friends when she fights with him in Part II?
(a) He feels sorry for her.
(b) Their mothers are friends.
(c) They live in the same building.
(d) She feels sorry for him.

8. What did Nima's mother once want to be?
(a) A dancer.
(b) A chef.
(c) A gardener.
(d) A mathematician.

9. What does Nima often do by herself after school?
(a) Eat sweets.
(b) Go to the library.
(c) Dance to music videos.
(d) Cook.

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

11. What does Nima hear one girl say to her friend at school when they bump into Nima accidentally?
(a) She thinks Nima is a worker at the school.
(b) She thinks Nima has a disability.
(c) She thinks Nima can not read.
(d) She does not think Nima speaks English.

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

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

14. What does Nima's mother's name mean in her native language?
(a) Bravery.
(b) She who lives.
(c) Grace.
(d) Finality.

15. What dress does Nima always admire of her mother's?
(a) The floral silk dress.
(b) The red linen dress.
(c) The black cotton dress.
(d) The yellow silk dress.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What class do Nima and her best friend often take together?

3. What does Nima know her mother once considered naming her?

4. What does Nima's own name mean?

5. Who is Nima's best friend's mother?

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