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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Deja remarks that she does not remember the last time her mother took what action?
(a) Smiled.
(b) Slept.
(c) Laughed.
(d) Yelled.

2. Miss Garcia reveals that at the end of their 9/11 studies, they will cross what bridge to view the 9/11 Memorial?
(a) The Brooklyn Bridge.
(b) Williamsburg Bridge.
(c) The Manhattan Bridge.
(d) The Queensboro Bridge.

3. What does Ben say he plans to do when he is old enough to drive?
(a) Go back to Nevada.
(b) Participate in low rider competitions.
(c) Go back to Arizona.
(d) Drive race cars professionally.

4. Even though Deja is not enjoying school at the moment when the class discusses 9/11, she says that school is still better than what?
(a) Family.
(b) Work.
(c) Home.
(d) Sitting on the steps outside the shelter.

5. What sort of job does Deja's mother have?
(a) She is a cook.
(b) She is a stewardess.
(c) She is a waitress.
(d) She is a social worker.

6. On the day when Deja is supposed to work on the school project with Sabeen and Ben, what happens to modify her plans?
(a) Ma needs to take Pop to the clinic, so she needs Deja to watch Leda and Ray.
(b) Pop needs to take Leda to the clinic, so he needs Deja to watch Ray.
(c) Deja decides that she wants to work on her own part of the project before working with the group.
(d) Pop needs to take Ma to work, so he needs Deja to watch Leda and Ray.

7. When Miss Garcia calls the students to the window, points to the Manhattan skyline, and asks them to find what is different between the current skyline and the picture of the skyline she is holding, who is the first student to notice the difference?
(a) Ben.
(b) Sabeen.
(c) Charles.
(d) Deja.

8. What sort of home does Ben's school project depict?
(a) Ben's drawing depicts a three-story townhouse.
(b) Ben's drawing depicts a one-room apartment.
(c) Ben's drawing depicts a mansion and a sprawling three-acre estate.
(d) Ben's drawing depicts a ranch house with horses and other animals.

9. When Pete says that Muslims had been responsible for 9/11, what is Sabeen's reply?
(a) Sabeen says that Pete's statement is false.
(b) Sabeen says that Pete's statement is true.
(c) Sabeen says that she feels hurt by Pete's words.
(d) Sabeen says that Pete's statement is both true and not true.

10. What word does Angel suggest as an alternative to units within the class discussion?
(a) People.
(b) Objects.
(c) Groups.
(d) Things.

11. From what country does Deja say her mother hails, prompting Sabeen's excitement about adding to the cultural map in the school hallway?
(a) Jamaica.
(b) Ethiopia.
(c) Barbados.
(d) Sudan.

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

13. Who suggests to the teacher that she introduce the new students?
(a) Deja.
(b) Jacqueline.
(c) Sabeen.
(d) Ben.

14. For what reason does Deja think Sabeen and Ben have become her friends?
(a) Because they are unpopular.
(b) For no reason.
(c) Because they feel sorry for her.
(d) Because they are poor.

15. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. From what source does Deja get her lunch on the first day at her new school?

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

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

4. How does Deja say she feels when Ma thanks her for watching Ray and Leda?

5. What is the only word Deja says Ma ever uses in relation to Pop?

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