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

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

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

4. How many years ago does Miss Garcia say 9/11 happened?
(a) 20.
(b) 3.
(c) 12.
(d) 15.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Miss Garcia tell the class about the paper dolls brought to school by Deja?

2. What word does Angel suggest as an alternative to units within the class discussion?

3. When describing what homeless shelter gangs are all about, what is NOT an element listed by Deja?

4. Miss Garcia explains to the class that what element is the starting point for connecting to history?

5. How old is Deja's younger sister Leda, whom she watches every afternoon and evening?

Short Essay Questions

1. What activity will comprise Miss Garcia's students' final element of their unit about 9/11?

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

3. What does Deja's reluctance to find Ben's mother sincere show about her character?

4. 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?

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

6. Describe what the reader learns about Deja's father, Pop, in the chapter entitled New School.

7. What is the significance of Deja's name and how do you think it will relate to coming events in the narrative?

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

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

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

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