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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. On September 10, what time do the seventh graders have lunch in Aimee's school?
(a) Noon.
(b) 1:30.
(c) 10.
(d) 11:30.

2. From what gate does the flight leave for Sergio and the other boy?
(a) 36.
(b) 9.
(c) 10.
(d) 24.

3. What is the weather in Chicago on September 9, 2001?
(a) Windy.
(b) Partly cloudy.
(c) Sunny.
(d) Rainy.

4. What does Will tell Alex and Ben on September 10 that he wants to do after school?
(a) Play basketball.
(b) Go to the pizza place.
(c) Go bicycling.
(d) Play a video game.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many clouds were in the sky over New York on September 11, 2001?

2. What field does Aimee's money work in?

3. What did Aimee find on the pillows of their beds at their hotel in Chicago?

4. What did Will's father do for a living?

5. How large of a fine is there for fare evading on the subway?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why did Sergio go to Chicago?

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

4. How has Will tried to help his mom after his father died?

5. On September 9, what does Sergio think that his grandmother is doing that morning?

6. When does the narrator say that September 11 stopped being perfect?

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

8. What does Sergio do when he decides to ride the subway?

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

10. Why did Aimee and her parents move to Los Angeles?

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