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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Razia's father's profession in Pakistan?
(a) Scientist.
(b) Architect.
(c) Engineer.
(d) Physician.

2. In the chapter "The Exorcist," where is the only place that Razia feels safe outside her home?
(a) The Library.
(b) The record store.
(c) The YMCA.
(d) The art museum.

3. What does Razia want to show Taslima at the beginning of the chapter "Pajama People"?
(a) A cat that looks like cushion.
(b) A bird that looks like a orange.
(c) A dog that looks like a bear.
(d) A dog that looks like a lion.

4. What does the old Italian give to Razia and her friends?
(a) A kitten.
(b) Grapes.
(c) Some money.
(d) Books.

5. What does Razia do on Saturday mornings at Taslima's house?
(a) Play board games.
(b) Watch The Karate Kid.
(c) Listen to American Top 40 on the radio.
(d) Read books.

6. During Razia's sleepover at Taslima's house what movie do they watch on television while eating dinner?
(a) Miracle on 34th street.
(b) Home Alone.
(c) A Christmas Story.
(d) Trading Places.

7. In what borough of New York is Razia's neighborhood?
(a) Brooklyn.
(b) Queens.
(c) Long Island.
(d) Bronx.

8. What scene from the movie does Shahnaaz watch and imitate?
(a) The hospital scene.
(b) The scene in the park.
(c) The scene at the beach.
(d) The wedding scene.

9. What 80's pop star does Razia want to marry?
(a) Bryan Adams.
(b) George Michael.
(c) Huey Lewis.
(d) David Bowie.

10. Where do Saima and Razia's fathers first meet?
(a) At an employment office in New York.
(b) At a medical lab in Pakistan.
(c) Peshwar University.
(d) In the United Embassy in Pakistan.

11. Who gave Aliza a clock radio?
(a) Bahar's mother.
(b) Her father.
(c) Shafiq Uncle.
(d) Taibah Aunty.

12. In which part of New York does Shahnaaz's family buy another gas station?
(a) Long Island.
(b) Rochester.
(c) Manhattan.
(d) The Bronx.

13. What do Razia and her friends end up calling their shared pet for short?
(a) Mr. Fluff.
(b) Vashti.
(c) Miss Kitten.
(d) Snowball.

14. What is the word for the temple that Razia and her parents go to pray?
(a) Iglesia.
(b) Synogogue.
(c) K'nesset.
(d) Masjid.

15. What does Azim do that makes Razia's mother angry at him and at Saima's mother?
(a) Azim wants to marry a Dominican woman.
(b) Azim steals from Razia's father's shop.
(c) Azim refuses to eat with Razia's family.
(d) Azim refuses to go to masjid.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Razia's neighborhood?

2. Who or what chases Tasiima and Razia into a broken-down garage while they are on their way to Taslima's house?

3. Who is the mayor when the recycling program is announced?

4. From whom does Julio steal flowers?

5. Where do Taslima, Aliza and Razia go off to during Eid prayers?

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