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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mama Fatheya tell Nima had been a rumor around Nima's birth?
(a) Aisha had not wanted to name Nima at all.
(b) There had been two babies in Aisha's womb but only one - Nima - had been born.
(c) Nima came out with a veil.
(d) Nima had almost died at birth.

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

3. What does Nima's best friend have to do at school in Part I?
(a) He is suspended.
(b) Sing in the talent show.
(c) Repeat a year.
(d) She is made to plant a garden.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

14. What is one thing that Mama Fatheya says can call evil spirits out?
(a) Raising one's voice.
(b) Praying in the wrong way.
(c) Eating.
(d) Cooking.

15. Who is Nima's best friend?
(a) Hala.
(b) Fatima.
(c) Aisha.
(d) Haitham.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Nima often do by herself after school?

3. Where does Nima keep some of her favorite photos?

4. At the end of Part II, what does Nima plan to tell her mother when Aisha gets home from work?

5. What does the girl in Nima's math class tell their classmates Nima's apartment smells like?

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