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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What religion does Razia's friend Lucy follow?
(a) Judaism.
(b) Catholicism.
(c) Protestantism.
(d) Unitarianism.

2. Where is Bahar's husband to be from?
(a) Pakistan.
(b) England.
(c) India.
(d) Manhattan.

3. The person that Taibah Aunty takes Razia to see gives her something to drink. What is the word used to for that drink?
(a) Vani.
(b) Ya-Yeen
(c) Ves.
(d) Zam Zam.

4. Whose tests get stapled next to Razia's for being highest in the class?
(a) Nelson's.
(b) Saima's.
(c) Julio's.
(d) Roger's.

5. What does Bahar's mother name her favorite stray dog?
(a) Sophie.
(b) Benji.
(c) Tulley.
(d) Lassie.

6. What is Razia's sister's name?
(a) Faiza.
(b) Fatima.
(c) Asma.
(d) Safia.

7. What language does Saima's mother mostly speak?
(a) Hindi.
(b) Pashto.
(c) Arbi.
(d) Urdu.

8. At the beginning of Chapter 3, "The Old Italian," how is Saima's mother punishing Saima's brother?
(a) By forcing him to chop onions all day.
(b) By forcing him to eat chili powder.
(c) By forcing him to eat soap.
(d) By locking him in his room.

9. What is the name of Razia's main teacher at her school?
(a) Mrs. Perez.
(b) Mrs. Cooperman.
(c) Mrs. Feldman.
(d) Mr. Mays.

10. What is the dish that Bahar and Aliza prepare to be eaten as soon as the aunties finish reading their sections of Quran?
(a) Nihari.
(b) Saleem.
(c) Lassi.
(d) Chawal.

11. Where does Razia hide in the first few months of her mother's sadness?
(a) Under the grapevines.
(b) In the cherry tree.
(c) At Saima's house.
(d) At Lucy's house.

12. Who or what chases Tasiima and Razia into a broken-down garage while they are on their way to Taslima's house?
(a) Saima and Shahnaaz.
(b) Italian boys from the neighborhood.
(c) Julio and his friends.
(d) Stray dogs.

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

14. What kind of poetry does Taslima's father read?
(a) Rumi Poems.
(b) Urdu poetry.
(c) Hafiz Poems
(d) Shakespeare Sonnets.

15. What is Razia's father's profession in New York?
(a) Office manager.
(b) Baker.
(c) Butcher.
(d) Restaurant host.

Short Answer Questions

1. What book does Razia's father try to give to the Jehovah's Witnesses?

2. What does Razia find outside her home that she wants to bury?

3. Who gives Razia bread from the truck?

4. Where do Razia and her family stay while the roaches are being killed?

5. What is Taibah Aunty's job in Karachi?

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