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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Miss Garcia first asks Deja which communities Deja belongs to, Deja gives only two answers initially. What are those two answers?
(a) Family and school.
(b) School and Brooklyn.
(c) Friends and school.
(d) Family and New York City.

2. What is NOT an element of the house depicted within Sabeen's school project?
(a) It is three stories high.
(b) The basement contains her grandmother.
(c) The attic contains her uncle.
(d) It is a ranch house with animals in the yard.

3. What does Deja do during the lunch period she spends in Miss Garcia's classroom?
(a) She washes Miss Garcia's whiteboards.
(b) She does her math homework.
(c) She tells Miss Garcia about her father's situation.
(d) She writes her missing essay.

4. How does Deja say she feels when Ma thanks her for watching Ray and Leda?
(a) Helpful.
(b) Good.
(c) Proud.
(d) Angry.

5. About what subject does Deja dread the teacher asking her to write an essay?
(a) Her summer vacation.
(b) Her plans for the future.
(c) Her parents.
(d) Her hero.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Deja feel about math word problems?

2. Deja remarks that Pop always experiences anxiety when taking what form of transportation?

3. What is NOT an element of Ben's physical appearance?

4. What is a niquab?

5. After Deja writes a short essay and Miss Garcia tells Deja she can do better, what action does Miss Garcia take?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Deja introduce herself to her new classmates and what does her choice reveal about her character?

2. Discuss the point of view utilized to tell the story of Towers Falling.

3. What is the effect of Miss Garcia's comment to Deja that if she comes without her homework one more time, Miss Garcia will have to meet with her parents?

4. Explain the significance of Deja's initial reaction to the cultural map in the school hallway.

5. Describe and analyze the author's use of chapter titles within the novel Towers Falling.

6. What aspects of Sabeen's home project cause Deja to act out?

7. What does Sabeen's comment "Home is divine. Blessed by Allah" (50) demonstrate about her character?

8. For what reason is Deja resistant to her teacher's assigned essay topic of summer vacation?

9. How does Deja discover that Ben is not close to his father?

10. Explain the circumstances of Deja's exclamation, "He's always ruining my life!" (75).

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