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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. While at Ben's house, Sabeen shares with Ben and Deja that she and her family do not go out on what day unless it is an emergency?
(a) On Memorial Day.
(b) On September 11th.
(c) On the Fourth of July.
(d) On Rosh Hashanah.

3. For what reason does Deja leave out part of her name when she introduces herself to the class?
(a) She does not want the other kids to know that she raps.
(b) Her middle name embarrasses her.
(c) Her nickname refers to a gang affiliation.
(d) In her old neighborhood, the Barneses had been known to be poor.

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

5. What is Deja's solution to needing to babysit and work on the group project at the same time?
(a) She posts her part of the project on Facebook.
(b) She calls Ben and Sabeen on the phone.
(c) She takes only Ray with her to Ben's house.
(d) She takes Leda and Ray with her to Ben's house.

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

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

8. 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) Sitting on the steps outside the shelter.
(b) Work.
(c) Home.
(d) Family.

9. What tactic does Deja say her mother uses whenever Deja wants to talk about Pop?
(a) She leaves the room.
(b) She changes the subject.
(c) She says that when Pop is ready, he will share more with Deja.
(d) She says that some things are better left in the past.

10. In what grade is Deja?
(a) Sixth.
(b) Fifth.
(c) Fourth.
(d) Third.

11. Who is always tasked with the responsibility of getting Leda and Ray ready for day care?
(a) Ma.
(b) Pop.
(c) Deja.
(d) Miss Garcia.

12. From what source does Deja get her lunch on the first day at her new school?
(a) She gets free lunch from the cafeteria.
(b) She uses the coins her mother had given her to buy some chips from the vending machine.
(c) She brings a sack lunch from the shelter.
(d) Ben and Sabeen share their lunch with her.

13. Deja remarks that her father is very scary when he gets mad. What is NOT an impetus Deja mentions as being capable of sparking her father's anger?
(a) Crowds.
(b) Cold coffee.
(c) Paint on a shirt.
(d) Wind.

14. What is NOT an element of Avalon Family Residence mentioned by Deja in her description?
(a) Five people to a room.
(b) Peeling paint.
(c) Two families to a room.
(d) Cockroaches.

15. What comment does Dora make that causes Deja to view her with suspicion?
(a) She says that she would love to have a multicultural family of her own.
(b) She says that she wants to visit Deja's shelter someday.
(c) She says she is happy to have a full house.
(d) She says that she hates Ben's father.

Short Answer Questions

1. On the day when Deja is supposed to work on the school project with Sabeen and Ben, what happens to modify her plans?

2. When Ben's mother Dora suggests that Sabeen call her Dora, for what reason does Sabeen decline?

3. How much does Deja's mother's pay get docked if she is even ten minutes late for work?

4. When describing what homeless shelter gangs are all about, what is NOT an element listed by Deja?

5. Deja remarks that her new school is like her old "school, except it's" (27) what?

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