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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Small Groups - Recent Past, Far Past.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the first student to befriend Deja at her new school?
(a) Sabeen.
(b) Ben.
(c) Marcia.
(d) Jacqueline.

2. What is NOT an item that Deja names within her description of the things she always has to tell Leda and Ray the family cannot afford?
(a) Ice cream.
(b) Nickelodeon.
(c) Clothes without patches.
(d) Video games.

3. How many years ago does Miss Garcia say 9/11 happened?
(a) 15.
(b) 3.
(c) 12.
(d) 20.

4. Whenever Deja asks about the contents of Pop's briefcase, what is Ma's reply?
(a) She tells Deja that inside the briefcase are items from Pop's rock collection.
(b) She tells Deja that inside the briefcase are items from the safe deposit box the family used to rent.
(c) She tells Deja that inside the briefcase are items from Pop's last good job.
(d) She tells Deja that inside the briefcase are items from Ma's inheritance.

5. What does Miss Garcia tell the class about the paper dolls brought to school by Deja?
(a) She says that the paper dolls are an act of plagiarism since Ray had created them.
(b) She says that the paper dolls show how diversity is important.
(c) She says that the paper dolls could act as the class's Random Act of Kindness Project.
(d) She says that the paper dolls had perfectly expressed the meaning of home, since home is about people, not buildings.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the difference between Miss Garcia's photo of the Manhattan skyline and the real skyline the children are viewing out the window?

2. Miss Garcia explains to the class that what element is the starting point for connecting to history?

3. Deja says that both Ben's mother and Ma do the same thing when they are "pretending nothing's wrong" (79). What is that action?

4. Deja remarks to the reader that her friend Keisha had stopped speaking to her after what event happened?

5. Who suggests to the teacher that she introduce the new students?

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