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

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

4. What is NOT an item that Deja names within her description of the things she always has to tell Leda and Ray the family cannot afford?
(a) Video games.
(b) Clothes without patches.
(c) Nickelodeon.
(d) Ice cream.

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

6. 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) Sabeen.
(b) Deja.
(c) Ben.
(d) Charles.

7. What is a niquab?
(a) A type of prayer robe.
(b) A clerical collar.
(c) A type of fish.
(d) A garment for modesty.

8. 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 2,274 people died in the Twin Towers.
(c) Miss Garcia says 2,753 people died in the Twin Towers.
(d) Miss Garcia says 1,465 people died in the Twin Towers.

9. What adjective does Ben use when he sees that Deja has shown up to his house with Ray and Leda in tow?
(a) Nice.
(b) Cool.
(c) Weird.
(d) Bad.

10. 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) Windows overlooking a cesspool.
(b) Weeds.
(c) An abandoned building next door.
(d) Metal fencing.

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

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

13. 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) Home.
(c) Family.
(d) Work.

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

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