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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. What is the reason that Deja does not get free lunches at school?
(a) She likes the bagged lunches provided by the family shelter.
(b) Her parents do not want her to suffer the stigma associated with free lunches.
(c) She does not like the food in the cafeteria.
(d) She does not want to stand out from the other students.

2. What is the only word Deja says Ma ever uses in relation to Pop?
(a) Sick.
(b) Scared.
(c) Proud.
(d) Anxious.

3. Deja remarks to the reader that her friend Keisha had stopped speaking to her after what event happened?
(a) After Deja's family became homeless.
(b) After Keisha's family had started attending church.
(c) After summer had arrived.
(d) After Deja's father was arrested.

4. What comment does Dora make that causes Deja to view her with suspicion?
(a) She says that she would love to have a multicultural family of her own.
(b) She says that she hates Ben's father.
(c) She says she is happy to have a full house.
(d) She says that she wants to visit Deja's shelter someday.

5. What part of her name does Deja leave out when introducing herself to the class?
(a) Her alias.
(b) Her nickname.
(c) Her middle name.
(d) Her last name.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the first student to befriend Deja at her new school?

2. Miss Garcia reveals that at the end of their 9/11 studies, they will cross what bridge to view the 9/11 Memorial?

3. Deja remarks that she does not remember the last time her mother took what action?

4. What element of New York City is brought up during a class discussion, causing Deja to think mistakenly that the class is making fun of Ben?

5. In what grade is Deja?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. What is the purpose of the author's inclusion of the Mr. Schmidt character?

3. 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)

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

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

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

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

8. What object does Deja say is "the neatest thing in the whole room" (41) at the Avalon Family Shelter?

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

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

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