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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Gideon buy Sergio after the man who was hurt was taken to the hospital?

2. On September 11, what time is Aimee trying to call her mother?

3. How many minutes after the second plane crashes does the World Trade Center fall?

4. What did Aimee eat when her father took her out to eat on September 10?

5. What flavor shake did Sergio get when he had lunch with Gideon on September 10?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Sergio live with his grandmother?

2. What does Sergio see when he is on his way home on September 11 and he joins other kids on a metal fence?

3. On September 10, what does Naheed notice when she goes to science class?

4. What did Gideon suggest when he said goodbye to Sergio on September 10?

5. Why does Claire leave when the boys are messing around after school at the abandoned strip mine?

6. What does Naheed think about when she performs the wudu?

7. What does Naheed think about her Uncle Iman and his beliefs on September 10?

8. What does Sergio see and hear 56 minutes after the second plane ran into the World Trade Center?

9. What does Aimee remember about the year her mother started working?

10. What does Sergio remember that he and Gideon did when the man was hurt on the subway?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Conflicts in a book are often caused by a problem. What are some conflicts that occur in the novel? Are the conflicts in the book mostly man vs. man, man vs. nature, or man vs. self? Are they internal or external conflicts?

Essay Topic 2

Sergio is frustrated after his father visits. What type of relationship does Sergio have with his father? Why is Sergio frustrated after his father visits?

Essay Topic 3

When state troopers tell the Rittenhouse family about Frank’s death, they call him a hero. Why do the state troopers call Frank a hero? Is Frank a hero?

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