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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many times does Deja say she has seen Pop touch his briefcase?
(a) Too many to count.
(b) Twice.
(c) Three times.
(d) Once.

2. What action does Pop demand be taken when Deja says that the school is teaching her about 9/11?
(a) That she skip days when 9/11 lessons are scheduled.
(b) That her teacher be fired.
(c) That she transfer schools.
(d) That Deja begin to be home-schooled.

3. Sabeen says that her father always tells her that "Sharing ideas is" (147) what?
(a) Good.
(b) Complicated.
(c) Crucial.
(d) Fun.

4. In what years were the Twin Towers finished?
(a) 1930 and 1935.
(b) 1973 and 1983.
(c) 1970 and 1971.
(d) 1945 and 1946.

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

6. When Pop reaches Miss Garcia's classroom, he fixates on what sight?
(a) Miss Garcia's face.
(b) Sabeen's mother.
(c) The view across the river.
(d) The American flag.

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

8. 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 Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.
(d) The Borrowers.

9. What event led to America's entry into World War II?
(a) Emperor Hirohito's suicide.
(b) Hitler's invasion of Poland.
(c) The attack on Pearl Harbor.
(d) Emperor Hirohito's abdication.

10. Deja laments the fact that if she goes to a new school as Pop wishes, her circle of friends will do what?
(a) Stretch.
(b) Break.
(c) Melt.
(d) Wilt.

11. In what year had terrorists tried to bring down the World Trade Center prior to 9/11?
(a) 1983.
(b) 1999.
(c) 1993.
(d) 1977.

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

13. What item of clothing does Pop wear to walk Deja to school, causing Deja to say that she had not even known Pop had owned one?
(a) A pair of suspenders.
(b) A cravat.
(c) A hat.
(d) A tie.

14. Where does Deja take Leda and Ray after her own outburst toward her father Pop?
(a) To the showers.
(b) To the ice cream parlor.
(c) To the taco truck.
(d) To the cafeteria.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What reason does Ben give for saying that Sabeen should ask her parents before she reads the book he is recommending?

2. When terrorists tried to bring down the Twin Towers prior to 9/11, what did they use in their attempt?

3. What does Sabeen do when Ben tells Deja and Sabeen to close their eyes before the plane hits the South Tower in the video?

4. 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?

5. What are Deja's parents doing when she returns to the Avalon shelter from Ben's house?

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