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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. Miss Garcia reveals that at the end of their 9/11 studies, they will cross what bridge to view the 9/11 Memorial?
(a) The Brooklyn Bridge.
(b) The Manhattan Bridge.
(c) Williamsburg Bridge.
(d) The Queensboro Bridge.

2. Who suggests to the teacher that she introduce the new students?
(a) Deja.
(b) Ben.
(c) Sabeen.
(d) Jacqueline.

3. What is NOT an element of Avalon Family Residence mentioned by Deja in her description?
(a) Cockroaches.
(b) Peeling paint.
(c) Two families to a room.
(d) Five people to a room.

4. In what grade are the boys who bully Ray?
(a) Third grade.
(b) Second grade.
(c) Seventh grade.
(d) Fifth grade.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what grade is Deja?

2. What does Ben say he plans to do when he is old enough to drive?

3. How does Deja learn the name of her new teacher, even though the teacher forgets to introduce herself to the class?

4. When Pete says that Muslims had been responsible for 9/11, what is Sabeen's reply?

5. Deja remarks to the reader that her friend Keisha had stopped speaking to her after what event happened?

Short Essay Questions

1. For what reason does Deja's sympathy for Ben surprise her?

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

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

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

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

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

7. What effect does Miss Garcia's guidance have on Deja?

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

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

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

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