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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Deja remarks to the reader that her friend Keisha had stopped speaking to her after what event happened?
(a) After summer had arrived.
(b) After Keisha's family had started attending church.
(c) After Deja's family became homeless.
(d) After Deja's father was arrested.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. 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) Wind.
(d) Paint on a shirt.

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

11. Who is the first student to befriend Deja at her new school?
(a) Marcia.
(b) Jacqueline.
(c) Ben.
(d) Sabeen.

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

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

14. 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. For what reason does Pop often groan in his sleep?

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

3. Miss Garcia tells Deja that if Deja misses one more homework assignment, she will have to take what action?

4. When Miss Garcia asks Deja what she wants for her future, what is Deja's reply?

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

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