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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Nima tell her mother after her fight at school that she knows is a cruel thing to say?
(a) She wishes her father was there to protect her instead of Aisha.
(b) She wishes she had never been born.
(c) She wishes her grandmother was still alive.
(d) She wishes they had moved to Mexico instead.

2. What does Aisha start wearing after 9/11 instead of a scarf on her head?
(a) A veil.
(b) A knit hat.
(c) A top hat.
(d) Nothing.

3. Who is Nima's best friend's grandmother?
(a) Mama Ayesha.
(b) Grandma Fatima.
(c) Mama Fatheya.
(d) Grandma Loti.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is one thing that Mama Fatheya says can call evil spirits out?

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

3. What song does Nima sing once that upsets her best friend's mother?

4. What does Nima's best friend sometimes refer to her as?

5. How long is Nima suspended from school for?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Nima think of her friendship with Haitham?

2. In "Videos," what embarrasses Nima terribly in front of her mother?

3. In "Baba," what does Aisha have all over the apartment that Nima often looks at?

4. What does Aisha say when Nima asks her why she has not stopped wearing her headscarf?

5. Why does Khaltu Hala give Nima a pearl ring?

6. What is one major factor Haitham and Nima have in common?

7. What does Nima tell her mother is really wrong with her in "Ghosts"?

8. In "Halloween," what does Haitham tell the kids making fun of Nima?

9. How do Haitham and Nima know each other?

10. In "Jinn," what does Nima think Yasmeen has appeared to her for?

(see the answer keys)

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