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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What cooking task does does Razia's mother give her when Razia finishes reading her section of the Quran at the Aunty's Khatum?
(a) To start making Chawal.
(b) To finish making Samosas.
(c) To make Chai.
(d) To make the sauce for the Tandoori Chicken.

2. What book from Aliza's book shelf does Razia read repeatedly?
(a) A Separate Peace.
(b) East of Eden.
(c) Catcher in the Rye.
(d) The Great Gatsby.

3. In which part of New York is Stuyvesant high School?
(a) Upper East Side.
(b) SoHo.
(c) East Village.
(d) Bushwick.

4. Where does Razia hide her Goodwill blazer and dress after she washes them?
(a) At the back of her closet.
(b) Under her bed.
(c) She keeps them in her school bag.
(d) In an old chest in the backyard.

5. Where is Angela going on the train when Razia first speaks to her?
(a) Angela's dad's house in Astoria.
(b) Angela's mom's house in Flushing.
(c) Angela's aunt's house in Flatbush.
(d) Angela's friend's house in Corona.

6. What piece of clothing does Angela's dad get her for Christmas?
(a) Leg warmers.
(b) A mini skirt.
(c) A sequin blazer.
(d) A vest.

7. What sculpture is at the top of the fountain that Taslima and Razia see when they enter Central Park?
(a) Sappho.
(b) An Angel.
(c) Aphrodite.
(d) An Eagle.

8. What dish do Aliza, Taslima and Razia prepare together at the end of Ramzaan?
(a) Paneer.
(b) Chicken Tikka.
(c) Biryani.
(d) Samosas.

9. During the Aunty's sermon, what religion does she say that children in the neighborhood started calling her?
(a) Hindu.
(b) Sikh.
(c) Greek Orthodox.
(d) Sufi.

10. What does Taslima get for Razia's birthday?
(a) Sequin leg warmers.
(b) A new bra from the catalogue that Aliza had shown Razia.
(c) The black and gold vest that Taslima had worn to Central Park.
(d) The chador that Razia had worn on their first trip to Central Park.

11. What kind of hair cut style does Taslima ask for?
(a) Bangs
(b) Bob
(c) Layered.
(d) Page boy

12. What religion was Peter Stuyvesant?
(a) Adventist.
(b) Episcopalian.
(c) Dutch Reformed.
(d) Methodist.

13. What does Bahar ask Aliza about while they are both in the kitchen during the Aunty's Quran Khani?
(a) She asks Aliza where she bought her salwar kameez.
(b) She asks Aliza about going away to college.
(c) She asks Aliza if she can borrow a book.
(d) She asks Aliza about a movie called Sawaal.

14. What is Bahar's baby son's name?
(a) Ayaan.
(b) Mittoo.
(c) Saad.
(d) Junaid.

15. What is amazing to Razia about the West Village?
(a) She sees white people wearing salwar kameez.
(b) Razia sees gay couples openly holding hands.
(c) She sees pizza places on every corner.
(d) There are lots of Pakistani people there.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Angela get the Ouija board?

2. What is Angela's teddy's bear's name?

3. What high school is Saima going to attend?

4. What is the name of the man at the front counter of the Goodwill?

5. What is the name of the clerk who helps Razia find the book she is looking for?

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