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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 type of cookies does Aimee remember making after she helped her mom choose an outfit for a job interview when Aimee was in fourth grade?

2. Who sees Will when he is laying on the grass avoiding going to school on September 11?

3. What is Naheed's favorite subject in school?

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

5. On September 10, what is Aimee's last class of the day?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Sergio gets on the train with Gideon?

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

3. What does Naheed remember about receiving her first hajib?

4. What conversation does Aimee remember having about flying to L.A. for the start of school and then back again for her cousin's bar mitzvah?

5. Where did Aimee and her father go for dinner after school on September 10, and what did they discuss?

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

7. What did Sergio remember about a time when his cousin Ralph was grabbed by the police and frisked?

8. How does Vaness treat Aimee after physical education class?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Mood is an element that authors use to evoke feelings in readers through the use of descriptive language. Mood is the overall feeling that readers have when reading a story. What is the overall mood of Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story?

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