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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What project does Deja share with the class when her other project has been destroyed?
(a) The string of paper dolls Leda had created.
(b) The string of paper dolls Ma had created.
(c) The string of paper dolls Deja had created.
(d) The string of paper dolls Ray had created.

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

3. How does Deja feel about math word problems?
(a) They make her feel smart.
(b) She loves them.
(c) She hates them.
(d) They make her feel dumb.

4. For what reason does Pop often groan in his sleep?
(a) He has neck pain.
(b) He has knee pain.
(c) He has nightmares.
(d) He has back pain.

5. What is the difference between Miss Garcia's photo of the Manhattan skyline and the real skyline the children are viewing out the window?
(a) In the photo, the Christmas Tree is in Rockefeller Center.
(b) The Meatpacking district is now gentrified.
(c) The Statue of Liberty has moved.
(d) The Twin Towers are gone.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Deja decide her mother needs above all else?

3. How does Pop reply when Deja tells him she does not want to leave her school?

4. When Miss Garcia asks Deja what she wants for her future, what is Deja's reply?

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

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