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

2. For what purpose does Ray create a set of interconnected paper dolls?
(a) As a present for Father's Day.
(b) For a project in his class about family.
(c) For a project in Deja's class about home.
(d) As a present for Mother's Day.

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

4. What is NOT an element of the house depicted within Sabeen's school project?
(a) The attic contains her uncle.
(b) It is three stories high.
(c) It is a ranch house with animals in the yard.
(d) The basement contains her grandmother.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Whenever Deja asks about the contents of Pop's briefcase, what is Ma's reply?

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?

3. How does Deja feel about math word problems?

4. How old is Deja's younger sister Leda, whom she watches every afternoon and evening?

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

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