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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Suitcase - Subway.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Deja returns from Ben's house, she blurts out that she had not known about what historical event?
(a) She says she had not known what the Freedom Tower symbolized.
(b) She says that she had not known that a plane had hit the Pentagon on 9/11.
(c) She says she had not known that planes hit the two towers on 9/11.
(d) She says that she had not known that a fourth plane had been bound for Washington, D.C. on 9/11.

2. After Deja writes a short essay and Miss Garcia tells Deja she can do better, what action does Miss Garcia take?
(a) She tells Deja that the essay would earn a D without revision.
(b) She helps Deja think of concrete details that will provide ample evidence.
(c) She helps Deja write a strong thesis statement.
(d) She tells Deja that the essay would earn a C without revision.

3. What do Sabeen and Deja do after dinner while the adults talk?
(a) Play Monopoly.
(b) Play the piano.
(c) Play hopscotch.
(d) Play checkers.

4. What is Deja's proposed solution for answering her question about how a plane could make a whole tower fall down?
(a) She wants to hear the audio tapes of the victims' voices.
(b) She wants to visit the 9/11 Memorial.
(c) She wants to write a letter to the president.
(d) She wants to watch a video of the attacks.

5. What material does Deja say had acted as the Twin Towers' "bones" (155)?
(a) Metal.
(b) Glass.
(c) Mortar.
(d) Concrete.

Short Answer Questions

1. What adjective does Ben use when he sees that Deja has shown up to his house with Ray and Leda in tow?

2. What is NOT one way in which Deja describes her old school, in contrast to her new school with its classroom windows overlooking Manhattan?

3. How many years ago does Miss Garcia say 9/11 happened?

4. What does Deja do when Ben tells Deja and Sabeen to close their eyes before the plane hits the South Tower in the video?

5. When Sabeen's father tells Deja that she would be a good Muslim, she replies that she just wants to be what?

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