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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 Razia to wear to Central Park?
(a) Cut-off jean shorts.
(b) A dress with a low neckline.
(c) A chador folded to be a mini skirt.
(d) High Heels.

2. What is the name of the clerk who helps Razia find the book she is looking for?
(a) Ron.
(b) Michael.
(c) Ben.
(d) Jeff.

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

4. Who wants to join Razia and Angela after they decide to skip school and go to Angela's mom's house?
(a) Ed.
(b) Aliza.
(c) Taslima.
(d) One of the goth girls named Suzanne.

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

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

7. Why is Razia not allowed to go to Coney Island?
(a) Too dangerous.
(b) Too far away.
(c) Too many naked people.
(d) There are no Pakistanis on Coney Island.

8. What does Razia tell Taslima over the phone at the beginning of the chapter "Surprise"?
(a) Razia kissed Angela.
(b) Razia got engaged.
(c) Razia got asked to be a model for a high school photo shoot.
(d) Razia is switching to Taslima's school.

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

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

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

12. What does Razia's mother ask her to do in the kitchen when she and Taibah Aunty come home?
(a) Make Chai.
(b) Feed Safia.
(c) Put dinner in the oven.
(d) Wash the dishes.

13. Who does Angela think that Razia should ask out on a date?
(a) Ed.
(b) The stage manager of their high school theater.
(c) Julio.
(d) The boy who sits in front of Razia in math who is always secretly helping Razia with hard questions.

14. 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 going back to Pakistan.
(d) The Aunty is staying in Queens.

15. What kind of nail polish is Aliza putting on when Razia comes over to Taslima and Aliza's house after using the Surprise Ask?
(a) Sunset-pink.
(b) Midnight-blue.
(c) Sunflower-yellow.
(d) Cherry-red.

Short Answer Questions

1. What magazine does Razia bring over to Taslima house on the weekends?

2. What club does Razia tell her mother she was attending when she was really at the Goodwill?

3. Who does Ed say that he and his friends got into a fight with?

4. Who cuts Razia's hair?

5. What does Razia's mother do with Razia's clothes from Goodwill?

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