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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Mama Fatheya often watch on television?
(a) Talk shows.
(b) News.
(c) Music videos.
(d) Cooking shows.

3. What does Nima say to the person she sees suddenly standing in a corner of her room in Part II who startles her?
(a) She tells that person to leave her alone.
(b) She tells that person she will cook for her.
(c) She tells that person she knows him well.
(d) She tells that person she has missed him.

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

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

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

7. What is the word Nima often uses to mean "father"?
(a) Daddy.
(b) Dad.
(c) Father.
(d) Baba.

8. What does Aisha do when Nima tells her someone at school called Nima a terrorist?
(a) Cries.
(b) Calls the student's mother.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Calls the school.

9. What happens at the airport in "The Airport"?
(a) The plane skids off the runway.
(b) Nima gets sick.
(c) Aisha gets sick.
(d) The gate agent prevents Nima and Aisha from boarding because they are Muslims.

10. Why are Nima and Aisha traveling in "The Airport"?
(a) For a convention.
(b) For a graduation.
(c) For a funeral.
(d) For a wedding.

11. What is one thing Nima says she is really upset with Haitham about?
(a) He stole her scarf.
(b) He made fun of her with his other friends.
(c) He tried to kiss her once.
(d) He told kids at school her father is dead.

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

13. Where does Nima keep some of her favorite photos?
(a) On a shelf in her closet.
(b) In a tin box.
(c) In a cardboard envelope.
(d) On her corkboard.

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

15. What does Haitham tell kids at school in an effort to defend Nima?
(a) Her father is a cop.
(b) Her father is rich.
(c) Her father is dead.
(d) Her father is the mayor.

Short Answer Questions

1. What term of affection does Aisha sometimes use for Nima?

2. Who is one of Nima's favorite singers?

3. How many pyramids does the teacher in "Pyramids" tell the class their home country still has?

4. Who is Nima's best friend?

5. What does Aisha say when Nima asks why she still wears her headscarf?

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