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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. Deja remarks that her father is very scary when he gets mad. What is NOT an impetus Deja mentions as being capable of sparking her father's anger?
(a) Crowds.
(b) Cold coffee.
(c) Paint on a shirt.
(d) Wind.

2. What element of New York City is brought up during a class discussion, causing Deja to think mistakenly that the class is making fun of Ben?
(a) The Big Bird in Times Square.
(b) The SpongeBob in Times Square.
(c) The naked cowboy in Times Square.
(d) The Minnie Mouse in Times Square.

3. What is the reason that Deja does not get free lunches at school?
(a) She likes the bagged lunches provided by the family shelter.
(b) Her parents do not want her to suffer the stigma associated with free lunches.
(c) She does not want to stand out from the other students.
(d) She does not like the food in the cafeteria.

4. What tactic does Deja say her mother uses whenever Deja wants to talk about Pop?
(a) She leaves the room.
(b) She changes the subject.
(c) She says that when Pop is ready, he will share more with Deja.
(d) She says that some things are better left in the past.

5. While at Ben's house, Sabeen shares with Ben and Deja that she and her family do not go out on what day unless it is an emergency?
(a) On the Fourth of July.
(b) On September 11th.
(c) On Memorial Day.
(d) On Rosh Hashanah.

Short Answer Questions

1. What part of her name does Deja leave out when introducing herself to the class?

2. In what grade are the boys who bully Ray?

3. What question does Deja ask Sabeen that causes Sabeen to start crying at Ben's house?

4. What is Deja's solution to needing to babysit and work on the group project at the same time?

5. At whom is Ben's mother Dora yelling on the phone when Deja arrives at Ben's house?

(see the answer key)

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