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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What do Razia and her friends end up calling their shared pet for short?
(a) Snowball.
(b) Vashti.
(c) Mr. Fluff.
(d) Miss Kitten.

3. What is Razia's father's profession in New York?
(a) Baker.
(b) Restaurant host.
(c) Butcher.
(d) Office manager.

4. How does Razia's mother plan to get rid of the roaches in their home?
(a) Sticky traps.
(b) With a roach fumigator.
(c) By playing a high pitched tone that roaches are repelled by.
(d) Luring them outside with food.

5. What is the name of Saima's uncle who gets a job with Razia's father?
(a) Imram.
(b) Bilal.
(c) Azim.
(d) Hamza.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who gave Aliza a clock radio?

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

3. What does Bahar's mother name her favorite stray dog?

4. How does Razia want to get back at Julio's friend for calling her a pajama person?

5. What language does Saima's mother mostly speak?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Razia's father react to the call to prayer from the Hafiz Saab and why?

2. Later when Taslima and Razia come back around to Julio's house, why does he tell Razia and Taslima to leave?

3. How does Razia introduce her neighborhood?

4. What happens to the kitten that the old Italian gives to Razia and her friends?

5. What happens between Saima's family and Razia's family after Saima's uncle steals from Razia's father's butcher shop?

6. What does Razia wonder about in relation to girls being allowed to go to masjid after seeing Ziyad be forgiven by Allah for killing Razia's pet cat?

7. How does Razia's grandmother survive in Pakistan after her husband dies?

8. How does Razia interpret the look on the old Italian's face after seeing what becomes of the cat?

9. What does Razia's mother think about a Pakistani person who spends their time singing and dancing?

10. What is the moment of lightness for Razia's mother and the cherry tree?

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