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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How many of the terrorists responsible for 9/11 were from Saudi Arabia?
(a) 6.
(b) 15.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

6. What candy does Sabeen bring from home and offer to Deja and Ben?
(a) Turkish Delight.
(b) Bit 'o Honey.
(c) Horehound candy.
(d) Licorice.

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

8. From what location does Pop retrieve the item of clothing he wears to walk Deja to school?
(a) From the cupboard.
(b) From his briefcase.
(c) From the glove compartment of his car.
(d) From the cafeteria.

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 she transfer schools.
(d) That Deja begin to be home-schooled.

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) Iraq.
(d) Saudi Arabia.

11. What is NOT a language Sabeen's mother speaks?
(a) Spanish.
(b) English.
(c) Turkish.
(d) Arabic.

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

13. How many minutes after the North Tower was hit by a plane was the South Tower hit by a second plane?
(a) 33.
(b) 17.
(c) 11.
(d) 50.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Deja's school that she attends with Ben and Sabeen?

2. What does Deja decide her mother needs above all else?

3. In her "Being American" (127) essay, Deja states that "sometimes American history isn't" (127) what?

4. In what year had terrorists tried to bring down the World Trade Center prior to 9/11?

5. What does Sabeen's name mean?

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