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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Pop reply when Deja tells him she does not want to leave her school?
(a) He shrugs.
(b) He tells her that he knows.
(c) He tells her to be quiet.
(d) He grunts.

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

3. What is NOT an element of the place Deja says her family lives and sleeps?
(a) A cavernous warehouse.
(b) A tiny, dim square.
(c) Hidden feelings.
(d) Dark shadows.

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

5. Ben shares with Deja that 9/11 had been the impetus for his dad's enrollment in what branch of the military?
(a) The Marines.
(b) The Air Force.
(c) The Navy.
(d) The Army.

6. What class does Mr. Schmidt teach?
(a) Math.
(b) English.
(c) Geography.
(d) History.

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

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

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

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

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

12. What material does Deja say had acted as the Twin Towers' "bones" (155)?
(a) Glass.
(b) Concrete.
(c) Mortar.
(d) Metal.

13. What does Deja decide her father needs above all else?
(a) To get some rest.
(b) To stop feeling sorry for himself.
(c) To feel better and get a job.
(d) To see a psychiatrist.

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

15. Deja muses at one point that "History is alive. Especially if there's" (100) what?
(a) Visual evidence.
(b) A movie.
(c) Proof.
(d) Video.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Sabeen's name mean?

3. How many people died building the Twin Towers?

4. What action does Ben take that causes his mother to scold him as Deja is leaving Ben's house?

5. What novel does Ben bring up in relation to the candy Sabeen brings from home?

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