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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Safwa tells her father they need to go to America, how long has it been since she spoke to him?
(a) 3 years.
(b) Years.
(c) 18 months.
(d) 6 months.

2. How old was Aamir when he and Anvar were stuck in their Beetle in a flood?
(a) 14.
(b) 15.
(c) 17.
(d) 16.

3. What type of car did Anvar's family have?
(a) Suzuki.
(b) Toyota.
(c) Beetle.
(d) Vitz.

4. What does Hafeez Bhai call his apartment complex?
(a) Trinity Gardens.
(b) The Palms.
(c) Ironhorse.
(d) The Pines.

5. After killing Mikey, what did Anvar's family have for breakfast?
(a) Mikey's shoulder.
(b) Mikey's liver.
(c) Mikey's leg.
(d) Mikey's heart.

6. Where does Safwa live when her brother dies?
(a) Basra.
(b) Mosul.
(c) Baghdad.
(d) Ramadi.

7. What do Anvar and Zuha want to major in in college?
(a) Middle Eastern history.
(b) Middle Eastern literature.
(c) American history.
(d) English literature.

8. What suburb of San Francisco did Anvar and his family move to?
(a) Mountain View.
(b) Piedmont.
(c) Albany.
(d) Fremont.

9. When Fahd is sick, how long has it been since Safwa's mother died?
(a) 2 years.
(b) 3 years.
(c) 4 years.
(d) 5 years.

10. Who tells Safwa that her father is gone?
(a) An iman.
(b) Dr. Yousef.
(c) Baba Adam.
(d) A shopkeeper.

11. What is Zuha Shah reading when she and Anvar are in her parents' living room while everyone else is outside barbecuing?
(a) The Hobbit.
(b) Hunger Games.
(c) The Giver.
(d) Harry Potter.

12. When Dr. Yousef and Abu fought over Safwa's mother, with what injury did Abu leave Dr. Yousef?
(a) Broken leg.
(b) Broken back.
(c) Broken arm.
(d) Hip broken in three places.

13. What does Safwa remember her mother making for Eid?
(a) Kibbeh.
(b) Tabbouleh.
(c) Rice pilaf.
(d) Kleecha.

14. How does Safwa's mother die?
(a) Thyroid cancer.
(b) Breast cancer.
(c) Liver cancer.
(d) Lung cancer.

15. What videotapes that belonged to her mother does Safwa watch when there is electricity?
(a) Full House.
(b) Roseanne.
(c) Alf.
(d) The Golden Girls.

Short Answer Questions

1. During the bombing that kills Baba Adam's goat, how many men blow themselves up?

2. What job does Abu get in America?

3. How many pregnancy kits does Anvar buy?

4. Where does Azza find information on adult education programs?

5. When Bariah is hassled at the grocery store, how many people does the cashier wait on before helping Bariah?

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