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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. Who did Gideon tell Sergio that they pulled from a car on the West Side Highway?

2. What is the name of Aimee's gym teacher?

3. Who asks Aimee to join their team on September 10?

4. How many attacks does the principal at Naheed's school say there have been on September 11?

5. In what class is Aimee taking a test for placement on September 10?

Short Essay Questions

1. On September 11, why does Naheed walk to her sister's school on the way home from school?

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

3. Why did Sergio think about how he and Gideon looked alike when they had lunch on September 10?

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

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

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

7. What does Naheed know she should do at lunch on September 10, and what does she do?

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

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

10. What do Will and Claire see and hear as they are considering skipping school on September 11?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Courage is deciding to do something hard. Why is it scary for Naheed and her family to go to the 9/11 ceremony? How do they show courage by going?

Essay Topic 2

Naheed and her family are Muslim. How and why does Naheed dress that sets her apart from her classmates? What does it mean to Naheed and her family to be Muslim?

Essay Topic 3

In the novel, some characters are more thoroughly described than others. Who are some characters that are merely named in passing or have a minor role in the novel? What is the importance of these flat characters to the story line? In what way do these characters make the main characters more colorful or interesting? When there is conflict, what type of role do these flat characters play?

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