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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Deja remarks that her new school is like her old "school, except it's" (27) what?
(a) Easier.
(b) Smaller.
(c) Bigger.
(d) Harder.

2. What is the only word Deja says Ma ever uses in relation to Pop?
(a) Sick.
(b) Anxious.
(c) Scared.
(d) Proud.

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

4. What scent does Deja say lingers around all of the students at her new school?
(a) Perfume.
(b) Deodorant.
(c) New clothes.
(d) Soap.

5. At whom is Ben's mother Dora yelling on the phone when Deja arrives at Ben's house?
(a) At Ben's father.
(b) At Sabeen's father.
(c) At Ben's older brother.
(d) At Miss Garcia.

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

7. What does Deja do during the lunch period she spends in Miss Garcia's classroom?
(a) She tells Miss Garcia about her father's situation.
(b) She washes Miss Garcia's whiteboards.
(c) She does her math homework.
(d) She writes her missing essay.

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

9. Miss Garcia tells Deja that if Deja misses one more homework assignment, she will have to take what action?
(a) She will have to meet with Deja's parents.
(b) She will have to meet with Deja's social worker.
(c) She will have to assign Deja a detention period.
(d) She will have to dock points from Deja's grade.

10. What comment does Deja make to her father that causes Deja's mother to demand that Deja apologize?
(a) She says that her father is ruining her life.
(b) She says that her father is a drain on the family.
(c) She says that her father is always sick.
(d) She says that she should not have to watch her younger siblings.

11. When Miss Garcia first asks Deja which communities Deja belongs to, Deja gives only two answers initially. What are those two answers?
(a) School and Brooklyn.
(b) Family and school.
(c) Family and New York City.
(d) Friends and school.

12. After Deja writes a short essay and Miss Garcia tells Deja she can do better, what action does Miss Garcia take?
(a) She helps Deja write a strong thesis statement.
(b) She tells Deja that the essay would earn a D without revision.
(c) She helps Deja think of concrete details that will provide ample evidence.
(d) She tells Deja that the essay would earn a C without revision.

13. Deja remarks that Pop always experiences anxiety when taking what form of transportation?
(a) When riding in a taxi.
(b) When flying in a plane.
(c) When riding the subway.
(d) When driving a car.

14. What is NOT one way in which Deja describes her old school, in contrast to her new school with its classroom windows overlooking Manhattan?
(a) Weeds.
(b) Metal fencing.
(c) Windows overlooking a cesspool.
(d) An abandoned building next door.

15. What is NOT an element of Ben's physical appearance?
(a) Wire-rim glasses.
(b) A ponytail.
(c) Freckles.
(d) Very short hair.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many people does Miss Garcia explain to the class had been killed in the attacks on the Twin Towers?

3. What does Ben say he plans to do when he is old enough to drive?

4. What is Deja's reaction when she thinks Charles is making fun of Ben in class?

5. What comment does Dora make that causes Deja to view her with suspicion?

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