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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 time did the first plane strike the North Tower of the World Trade Center?
(a) 8:11 a.m.
(b) 8:24 a.m.
(c) 8:53 a.m.
(d) 8:46 a.m.

2. When Will and his family went to Disney World, how long did they sometimes have to wait for rides?
(a) 90 minutes.
(b) Almost 2 hours.
(c) More than an hour.
(d) 45 minutes.

3. Who paid for the trip that Will and his family are returning from on September 9?
(a) Their hometown.
(b) An uncle.
(c) Their grandparents.
(d) An aunt.

4. How many kids are in Will's seventh grade?
(a) 27.
(b) 94.
(c) 113.
(d) 87.

5. On September 11, 2001, what was the temperature?
(a) 79 degrees.
(b) Indian-summer warm.
(c) Late-summer warm.
(d) 80 degrees.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Sergio and another boy on September 9?

2. How does Will think that Claire might have gotten to school on September 10?

3. How much money did Sergio's grandmother give him for his trip to Chicago?

4. What does Vanessa's father do?

5. Where do Sergio and the other boy go while they wait for their flight?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where have Will and his family been, and why was the trip not a good idea?

2. Why does Naheed go to her locker before science class on September 10, and why does it take so long?

3. In the Prologue, how does the narrator say that everyone remembers September 11?

4. Why is Aimee late starting at her new school?

5. On September 9, what is the weather like at O'Hare International Airport?

6. What are Sergio and another boy doing at 7:46 a.m. on September 9?

7. Why does Sergio decide not to go to school on September 10?

8. Why did Sergio go to Chicago?

9. Why is it a relief at lunch on September 10 when Will's friends help themselves to his food?

10. What experiment does Naheed suggest that she and Eliza use to test a hypothesis on September 10?

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