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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Ben's mother Dora suggests that Sabeen call her Dora, for what reason does Sabeen decline?
(a) She says that it would make her feel uncomfortable.
(b) She says that she does not think she could bring herself to do it.
(c) She says that she likes to be more formal.
(d) She says her mother would not approve.

2. Deja says that both Ben's mother and Ma do the same thing when they are "pretending nothing's wrong" (79). What is that action?
(a) Looking at the floor.
(b) Talking quickly.
(c) Using many hand gestures.
(d) Stretching their lips too wide in a smile.

3. For what purpose does Ray create a set of interconnected paper dolls?
(a) As a present for Mother's Day.
(b) For a project in Deja's class about home.
(c) As a present for Father's Day.
(d) For a project in his class about family.

4. 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 New York City.
(b) Friends and school.
(c) Family and school.
(d) School and Brooklyn.

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

6. 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 hates Ben's father.
(c) She says that she wants to visit Deja's shelter someday.
(d) She says she is happy to have a full house.

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

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

9. How does Deja say she feels when Ma thanks her for watching Ray and Leda?
(a) Good.
(b) Proud.
(c) Helpful.
(d) Angry.

10. What part of her name does Deja leave out when introducing herself to the class?
(a) Her middle name.
(b) Her last name.
(c) Her alias.
(d) Her nickname.

11. 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) Deja decides that she wants to work on her own part of the project before working with the group.
(c) Ma needs to take Pop to the clinic, so she needs Deja to watch Leda and Ray.
(d) Pop needs to take Leda to the clinic, so he needs Deja to watch Ray.

12. 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) The Statue of Liberty has moved.
(b) The Meatpacking district is now gentrified.
(c) In the photo, the Christmas Tree is in Rockefeller Center.
(d) The Twin Towers are gone.

13. How old is Deja's younger sister Leda, whom she watches every afternoon and evening?
(a) Four.
(b) Two.
(c) Six.
(d) Three.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What tactic does Deja say her mother uses whenever Deja wants to talk about Pop?

2. For what reason does Deja think Sabeen and Ben have become her friends?

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

4. 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?

5. How does Deja learn the name of her new teacher, even though the teacher forgets to introduce herself to the class?

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