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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is NOT among the sounds Deja imagines emanating from the Twin Towers as she watches them burn in the video?
(a) Crackles of lightning.
(b) Screaming.
(c) Slicing through concrete, steel, and glass.
(d) Crying.

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

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

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

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

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

7. 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) Wilt.
(c) Melt.
(d) Break.

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

9. How many planes in all were hijacked on 9/11?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 5.

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

11. When terrorists tried to bring down the Twin Towers prior to 9/11, what did they use in their attempt?
(a) A flame thrower.
(b) A wrecking ball.
(c) An airplane.
(d) A truck bomb.

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

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

14. 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) Smart.
(b) Rude.
(c) Polite.
(d) Lovely.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Pop reply when Deja tells him she does not want to leave her school?

2. What is NOT an item Deja finds within Pop's briefcase when she sneaks back to the room to look inside?

3. What food does Deja name as "the only food Avalon cooks right" (144)?

4. Which of the following statements is true concerning the timeline of 9/11?

5. What class does Mr. Schmidt teach?

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