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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. From what source does Deja get her lunch on the first day at her new school?
(a) Ben and Sabeen share their lunch with her.
(b) She uses the coins her mother had given her to buy some chips from the vending machine.
(c) She brings a sack lunch from the shelter.
(d) She gets free lunch from the cafeteria.

2. For what purpose does Ray create a set of interconnected paper dolls?
(a) For a project in Deja's class about home.
(b) As a present for Father's Day.
(c) For a project in his class about family.
(d) As a present for Mother's Day.

3. Who is always tasked with the responsibility of getting Leda and Ray ready for day care?
(a) Miss Garcia.
(b) Ma.
(c) Deja.
(d) Pop.

4. From what country does Deja say her mother hails, prompting Sabeen's excitement about adding to the cultural map in the school hallway?
(a) Sudan.
(b) Ethiopia.
(c) Barbados.
(d) Jamaica.

5. Deja says that both Ben's mother and Ma do the same thing when they are "pretending nothing's wrong" (79). What is that action?
(a) Stretching their lips too wide in a smile.
(b) Talking quickly.
(c) Using many hand gestures.
(d) Looking at the floor.

Short Answer Questions

1. While at Ben's house, Sabeen shares with Ben and Deja that she and her family do not go out on what day unless it is an emergency?

2. What sort of home does Ben's school project depict?

3. When Miss Garcia first asks Deja which communities Deja belongs to, Deja gives only two answers initially. What are those two answers?

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

5. Deja remarks that her father is very scary when he gets mad. What is NOT an impetus Deja mentions as being capable of sparking her father's anger?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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. Describe the author's depiction of Deja's youth through the use of language.

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

6. What happens when Deja innocently remarks that her school project is "not just about home, it's about the missing towers" (45)?

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

8. In what way does Rhodes reveal Deja's family's level of poverty within her first visit to the cafeteria?

9. What is the significance of Deja's mother's comment that, "A good woman has a clean house. Everything should be in its proper place"? (41)

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

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