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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the beginning of Chapter 5, "Ajax, Raid, and Mr. Clean," what is Razia's mother checking Razia for?
(a) Spider bites.
(b) Ticks.
(c) Lice.
(d) Poison Ivy rash.

2. What does Razia find outside her home that she wants to bury?
(a) A key to her diary.
(b) A gold coin.
(c) A shoebox of photos of Razia and Saima.
(d) A dead baby bird.

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

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

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

6. What number I.S. does Razia attend?
(a) I.S. 61.
(b) I.S. 118.
(c) I.S. 71.
(d) I.S. 42.

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

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

9. What prayer does Razia say over the buried thing?
(a) Al-ibadah.
(b) The Kalma.
(c) Wuzu.
(d) Ayatul Kursi.

10. What is the second job that Razia's father gets?
(a) Subway electrician.
(b) Night shift at a hospital lab.
(c) Teaching English as a second language.
(d) Security guard.

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) Nihari.
(b) Lassi.
(c) Saleem.
(d) Chawal.

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

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

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

15. What is Razia's community religious leader called?
(a) Nasr Zainab.
(b) Sunnah Hadith.
(c) Hafiz Saab.
(d) Sahib.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Razia hide in the first few months of her mother's sadness?

2. What do Taslima and Aliza get Razia for a Christmas present?

3. What kind of flower does Julio steal?

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

5. Where does Aliza say she wants to go to college?

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