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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Taslima want to do at her house that would mean leaving the Vaz?
(a) Drive the Car.
(b) Dance.
(c) Watch Television.
(d) Listen to the radio.

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

3. Which fast food place does Taslima's father's work in as his first job?
(a) Jack in the Box.
(b) Mcdonald's.
(c) Burger King.
(d) Wendy's.

4. Who gives Razia bread from the truck?
(a) Bahar's mother.
(b) Razia's father.
(c) Julio's father.
(d) The Korean grandmother.

5. What does Razia see when she looks into the old Italian's yard?
(a) A yard full of car parts.
(b) A yard full of sculptures.
(c) A yard full of old couches.
(d) A shoebox.

6. What does Saima say that Razia has to sleep with if Razia is going to sleep over at Saima's house?
(a) A frog that will sit on Razia's head.
(b) A spider that will crawl up Razia's legs.
(c) Mice.
(d) A ghost.

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

8. According to Razia's mother, how does a person get into the express lane to enter heaven?
(a) By doing well in your job.
(b) By dancing and celebrating.
(c) By reading namaaz and dua.
(d) By doing well in school.

9. Who does Taibah Aunty take Razia to see in the chapter "The Exorcist"?
(a) Peer Saab.
(b) Bahar's mother.
(c) The Korean Grandmother in the neighborhood.
(d) Hafiz Saab.

10. What television show does Razia's mom always watch?
(a) Home and Away.
(b) The Young and the Restless.
(c) Days of Our Lives.
(d) East Enders.

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

12. What part of New York does Taslima's family live in before coming to Corona?
(a) Manhattan.
(b) Brooklyn.
(c) Staten Island.
(d) Long Island.

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

14. Who teaches Quran to Razia and her friends?
(a) Taibah Aunty.
(b) Razia's father.
(c) Razia's mother.
(d) Saima's mother.

15. What is the topic of this different movie that Razia has not seen before in school?
(a) AIDS.
(b) World War II.
(c) The fall of the Berlin Wall.
(d) Watergate trials.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the morning prayer in Islam?

2. What is the dish that Bahar and Aliza prepare to be eaten as soon as the aunties finish reading their sections of Quran?

3. What is Razia's main chore in her house?

4. Who climbs high into the tree to get the first ripe cherries?

5. What number I.S. does Razia attend?

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