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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the chapter "The Exorcist," what does Razia tell her mother is in Razia's room?
(a) A pigeon.
(b) A Rat.
(c) A Jinn.
(d) A lost dog.

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

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 lion.
(d) A dog that looks like a bear.

4. In front of which building does the Pakistani community gather to read the Eid namaaz?
(a) Queens Museum of Art.
(b) Museum of the Moving Image.
(c) The Guggenheim Museum of Art.
(d) Manhattan Central Library.

5. Who climbs high into the tree to get the first ripe cherries?
(a) Razia's father.
(b) Razia's mom.
(c) The old Greek man.
(d) Saima.

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

7. What is the name of Razia's neighborhood?
(a) Corona.
(b) Hob Hill.
(c) Astoria.
(d) Red Hook.

8. What story from the Quran does Razia's mother tell Razia and her friends?
(a) The story of Noah and the Flood.
(b) The story of the Tower of Babel.
(c) The Creation story.
(d) The story of Jonah and the Whale.

9. How does Razia first describe Shahnaaz?
(a) Razia's best friend.
(b) The neighborhood bully.
(c) Kind and gentle.
(d) The most beautiful girl in the neighborhood.

10. What is Shafiq uncle's job?
(a) Pharmacist.
(b) Mechanic.
(c) Owns a cafe.
(d) Bodega owner.

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

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

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

14. At whose house does Razia say the vazes take place?
(a) Hafiz Saab's house.
(b) The masjid.
(c) Bahar's house.
(d) Saima's house.

15. What is Razia's favorite kind of fancy cookie?
(a) Pepperidge Farm.
(b) My Sweet Etcetera.
(c) Denmark's.
(d) Amos.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How do Saima and Razia get money?

3. Where is Bahar's husband to be from?

4. What is Razia's word for "mom"?

5. What does Razia do on Saturday mornings at Taslima's house?

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