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

2. 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 made fun of her with his other friends.
(d) He tried to kiss her once.

3. What does Nima hear one girl say to her friend at school when they bump into Nima accidentally?
(a) She thinks Nima has a disability.
(b) She thinks Nima is a worker at the school.
(c) She does not think Nima speaks English.
(d) She thinks Nima can not read.

4. Where is Nima when she calls Yasmeen with everything she has?
(a) Church.
(b) The park.
(c) The bathtub.
(d) The kitchen.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Nima's mother's name mean in her native language?

2. What color scarf does Aisha wear to the airport?

3. What is Nima so embarrassed to be caught doing by her mother in "Videos"?

4. What does Nima's mother wear on her head on her wedding day?

5. Who is Nima's best friend?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "Bathwater," what startling thing happens to Nima in the bath?

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

3. In "America," what does the girl who comes to Nima's apartment to work on a math project tell their peers at school?

4. What happens when Nima is harassed by a group of white boys at school?

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

6. In "Haitham" (pg. 43), what does Mama Fatheya tell Nima and Haitham about loud singing after sundown?

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

8. In "The Photograph," who does Nima always admire and long for?

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

10. Why does Aisha name Nima "Nima" instead of "Yasmeen" ?

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