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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. Where does Naheeds mother say she has to be early on September 11?

2. On September 11, what does the principal give Sergio for missing school?

3. On September 10, who does Aimee call after school?

4. Where does Aimee remember that she and her father ate on September 10 after school?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What does Naheed want to do when she grows up and why?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Will remembers a conversation he had with his father regarding his 10th birthday. What decision did Will have to make regarding guests for his 10th birthday party? What did he learn from his father about doing the right thing? How did that influence the decision Will made about guests at his party?

Essay Topic 2

Will and his family are not excited about a trip to Disney World. Why are Will and his family not excited about a trip to Disney World? What happened a year ago? Why are they still grieving Frank’s death? How do they finally learn to deal with their grief and why?

Essay Topic 3

Sergio is black. How does Sergio feel that being black has affected his life? What has been Sergio’s experience with racism and how has it affected how he views life?

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