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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is NOT an item Deja finds within Pop's briefcase when she sneaks back to the room to look inside?
(a) A melted walkie-talkie.
(b) Work clothes.
(c) An employee ID in her father's name.
(d) A cracked mirror.

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

3. What action does Sabeen suggest that her group take first at the start of the building challenge?
(a) Sketch a design.
(b) Take measurements.
(c) Have a group hug.
(d) Brainstorm possible strategies aloud.

4. Which of the following statements is true concerning the timeline of 9/11?
(a) The North Tower was hit first, but collapsed only after the South Tower did.
(b) The South Tower and the North Tower were hit at the same time, but the North Tower collapsed first.
(c) The North Tower was hit first and collapsed at the moment when the South Tower was hit.
(d) The South Tower was hit first, but collapsed only after the South Tower did.

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

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

7. After Ben, Sabeen, and Deja watch the video of the 9/11 attacks, they walk back to class moving like what?
(a) Automatons.
(b) Robots.
(c) Zombies.
(d) Sleepwalkers.

8. When insisting that Deja comply with his wishes, Pop insists that until she is 18, Deja is what?
(a) His responsibility.
(b) His property.
(c) Under his roof.
(d) His baby.

9. What are Deja's parents doing when she returns to the Avalon shelter from Ben's house?
(a) They are sitting on the big bed holding hands.
(b) They are looking through Pop's briefcase.
(c) They are having a heated argument.
(d) They are cleaning up the room.

10. Sabeen says that since 9/11, her Uncle Ahmet always gets held at the airport when he tries to fly home to what country?
(a) Turkey.
(b) Afghanistan.
(c) Saudi Arabia.
(d) Iraq.

11. How many of the terrorists responsible for 9/11 were from Lebanon?
(a) 1.
(b) 11.
(c) 5.
(d) 2.

12. When Deja meets Ben the morning of their visit to the 9/11 Memorial, what object does she see that convinces her that Ben is prepared?
(a) A suitcase.
(b) A backpack.
(c) A map.
(d) A pair of binoculars.

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

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

15. Deja thinks that maybe seeing where the Twin Towers had stood will help her family do what?
(a) Understand each other better.
(b) Love each other again.
(c) Get out of Avalon.
(d) Be kinder.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Deja returns from Ben's house, she blurts out that she had not known about what historical event?

2. Deja compares Mr. Schmidt to which Star Wars character?

3. 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?

4. How many of the terrorists responsible for 9/11 were from Saudi Arabia?

5. For what two reasons does Deja decide she would not tell Ray about 9/11?

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