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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is one of Nima's favorite singers?
(a) Sayed Khalifa.
(b) Kendrick Lamar.
(c) Post Malone.
(d) Tina Turner.

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

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

4. What does Aisha suggest to Nima for making new friends in Part II?
(a) Girls from their building.
(b) Girls in her Arabic class.
(c) Girls from dance class.
(d) Girls from church.

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

6. Where is Nima the first time her body starts to feel like it is fading on her?
(a) The ocean.
(b) The bathtub.
(c) The river.
(d) The lake.

7. What does Nima know her mother once considered naming her?
(a) Hala.
(b) Grace.
(c) Yasmeen.
(d) Hope.

8. 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 she has missed him.
(b) She tells that person she will cook for her.
(c) She tells that person she knows him well.
(d) She tells that person to leave her alone.

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

10. What does Nima's best friend sometimes refer to her as?
(a) A banshee.
(b) A Nostalgia Monster.
(c) A wonder.
(d) A hitchhiker.

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

12. What game do Nima and her best friend play from their apartment in Part I?
(a) They yell names out the window and see how many people look up.
(b) Monopoly.
(c) They make daisy chains.
(d) Chess.

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

14. Who is Nima's best friend's mother?
(a) Khaltu Ami.
(b) Khaltu Fatima.
(c) Khlatu Aisha.
(d) Khaltu Hala.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Nima like to wrap herself in when she was little?

2. What does Mama Fatheya tell Nima had been a rumor around Nima's birth?

3. Who asks Nima and her best friend what they do all day?

4. What is Nima's mother's name?

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

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