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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did Nima like to wrap herself in when she was little?
(a) Her father's blanket
(b) The bathroom rug.
(c) Cotton balls.
(d) Her mother's scarves.

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

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

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

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

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

8. What does Nima's mother make for her and her best friend in Part I?
(a) Pancakes.
(b) Cheese sandwiches.
(c) Tea boiled in milk.
(d) Curry.

9. Where does Nima sit when she fantasizes about being someone else?
(a) In the park.
(b) In school.
(c) In church.
(d) In front of Aisha's mirror.

10. What color scarf does Aisha wear to the airport?
(a) Purple.
(b) Blue.
(c) Green.
(d) Red.

11. What is Nima so embarrassed to be caught doing by her mother in "Videos"?
(a) Eating.
(b) Cooking.
(c) Dancing.
(d) Reading.

12. What is all Nima's mother will tell her about her grandmother?
(a) She loved singing.
(b) She loved flowers.
(c) She loved cooking.
(d) She loved guitar.

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

14. Who does Nima often get together with after school?
(a) Fatima.
(b) Haitham.
(c) Henry.
(d) Yasmeen.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Nima's best friend do in Part I that she thinks is daring?

3. What is the word Nima often uses to mean "father"?

4. What does Haitham tell kids at school in an effort to defend Nima?

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

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