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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Razia have to ring the doorbell when she walks home with Taibah Aunty and finds that the door is locked?
(a) Because Taibah Aunty does not want to come inside unannounced
(b) Because Razia left her key at school.
(c) Because Razia does not have a key to her house.
(d) Because Razia's key is not working.

2. Where does the ferry take Angela and Razia?
(a) New Jersey.
(b) Bronx.
(c) Brooklyn.
(d) Staten Island.

3. Who does Ed say that he and his friends got into a fight with?
(a) Bronx Science kids.
(b) Brooklyn Tech kids.
(c) Kellman Academy kids
(d) John Bowne kids

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

5. Where was the Aunty living before she comes to live with Razia?
(a) Texas.
(b) California.
(c) Florida.
(d) Boston.

6. What news does the Aunty get from her sister on the phone?
(a) The Aunty's nephew is getting engaged.
(b) The Aunty is moving back to Texas.
(c) The Aunty is staying in Queens.
(d) The Aunty is going back to Pakistan.

7. What does Razia wish for when blowing out her candles?
(a) To become a painter.
(b) Angela.
(c) To get a job at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
(d) To get good grades in school.

8. What piece of clothing does Taslima want to show Razia at the beginning of the chapter "Bethesda Fountain"?
(a) A scarf.
(b) A vest.
(c) A skirt.
(d) A blouse.

9. 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.

10. What does Angela's mom get Angela for Christmas?
(a) New Doc Marten shoes.
(b) A subscription to Rolling Stone magazine.
(c) the White Album on vinyl.
(d) Godiva cocoa.

11. What is Angela's nationality heritage?
(a) Spanish and Polish.
(b) German and Irish.
(c) Mexican and Portugese.
(d) Greek and Italian.

12. What does Razia ask the Ouija board?
(a) Will get to marry who she wants to marry?
(b) Will she leave Corona?
(c) Will she ever be friends with Saima again?
(d) Will she get into college?

13. According to the book clerk, how did David Wojnarowicz die?
(a) Peacefully in his sleep.
(b) He was killed at a gallery opening.
(c) Heart attack.
(d) AIDS.

14. What does the Aunty's nephew study in college?
(a) Communications.
(b) Anthropology.
(c) Engineering.
(d) Journalism.

15. Who hosts the Khatum for the Aunty?
(a) It is hosted by Hafiz Saab's wife at the masjid.
(b) Razia's mom.
(c) Taslima's mom.
(d) Bahar's mom.

Short Answer Questions

1. What book does Angela want to get for her and Razia at Strand?

2. During the Aunty's sermon, what religion does she say that children in the neighborhood started calling her?

3. Who cuts Razia's hair?

4. What high school is Saima going to attend?

5. What book from Aliza's book shelf does Razia read repeatedly?

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