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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Deja compares Mr. Schmidt to which Star Wars character?
(a) Darth Vader.
(b) Yoda.
(c) R2D2.
(d) Jabba the Hut.

2. Who is NOT someone Deja names as someone she wishes she could talk to after watching the attacks of 9/11 on video?
(a) Her social worker.
(b) Pop.
(c) Ma.
(d) A teacher.

3. What does Deja decide Ray needs above all else?
(a) To take a vacation.
(b) To feel better and get a job.
(c) To get some rest.
(d) To get to kindergarten.

4. How many of the terrorists responsible for 9/11 were from Egypt?
(a) 3.
(b) 6.
(c) 13.
(d) 1.

5. How does Mr. Schmidt define the term "ideologue"?
(a) A dreamer.
(b) A narrow-minded person incapable of independent thought or critical thinking.
(c) A conversation between two people.
(d) An inspirational mentor.

6. For what two reasons does Deja decide she would not tell Ray about 9/11?
(a) He is particularly prone to nightmares and the topic is too scary.
(b) He is too sensitive and the topic is too real.
(c) He is too much of a dreamer and the topic is too real.
(d) He is too little and the topic is too scary.

7. What novel does Ben bring up in relation to the candy Sabeen brings from home?
(a) The Velveteen Rabbit.
(b) Of Mice and Men.
(c) The Borrowers.
(d) The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.

8. What action does Ben take that causes his mother to scold him as Deja is leaving Ben's house?
(a) Ben forgets to wave as Deja's father drives away.
(b) Ben tells Sabeen that she should not be so bossy.
(c) Ben shows Deja a video of the Twin Towers being hit by a plane.
(d) Ben pushes Sabeen on her way down the stairs.

9. For what reason is Deja embarrassed when she must remove her shoes in the entryway of Sabeen's home?
(a) Because her feet smell.
(b) Because she has holes in her socks.
(c) Because she has no socks on.
(d) Because her socks are stained.

10. In her "Being American" (127) essay, Deja states that "sometimes American history isn't" (127) what?
(a) Fair.
(b) Clear.
(c) Happy.
(d) Satisfactory.

11. When Sabeen's whole family is waiting for her grandmother's reaction to Deja, what kind of girl does Sabeen's grandmother tell Deja that she is?
(a) Polite.
(b) Rude.
(c) Smart.
(d) Lovely.

12. In what season does Pop always seem to get extra gloomy?
(a) Summer.
(b) Spring.
(c) Winter.
(d) Fall.

13. What is Deja's reply to Sabeen's father's query about whether she prays or not?
(a) Sometimes.
(b) Only when she is really in trouble.
(c) Only when her mother takes her to church.
(d) Never.

14. What is ekmek, the food that is served at Sabeen's house during Deja's visit?
(a) Bread.
(b) Rice.
(c) Wine.
(d) Tea.

15. What reason does Ben give for saying that Sabeen should ask her parents before she reads the book he is recommending?
(a) Because it is an anti-Muslim book.
(b) Because it contains adult themes.
(c) Because it is a violent book.
(d) Because it is a Christian book.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sabeen's father do for work?

2. What is NOT among the sounds Deja imagines emanating from the Twin Towers as she watches them burn in the video?

3. When Sabeen's father tells Deja that she would be a good Muslim, she replies that she just wants to be what?

4. What action does Pop demand be taken when Deja says that the school is teaching her about 9/11?

5. From what location does Pop retrieve the item of clothing he wears to walk Deja to school?

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