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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 people does Miss Garcia explain to the class had been killed in the attacks on the Twin Towers?
(a) Miss Garcia says 2,274 people died in the Twin Towers.
(b) Miss Garcia says 1,465 people died in the Twin Towers.
(c) Miss Garcia says 375 people died in the Twin Towers.
(d) Miss Garcia says 2,753 people died in the Twin Towers.

2. From what country does Sabeen say she is from originally?
(a) Turkey.
(b) Sudan.
(c) Afghanistan.
(d) Somalia.

3. 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 Deja's class about home.
(c) As a present for Mother's Day.
(d) For a project in his class about family.

4. 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 does not want to stand out from the other students.
(c) She does not like the food in the cafeteria.
(d) She likes the bagged lunches provided by the family shelter.

5. When describing what homeless shelter gangs are all about, what is NOT an element listed by Deja?
(a) Keeping an eye out for what can be taken.
(b) Stealing.
(c) Roaming.
(d) Doing drugs.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What word does Angel suggest as an alternative to units within the class discussion?

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

4. From what song is the epigraph of the novel Towers Falling taken?

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

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