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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. For what reason does Deja think Sabeen and Ben have become her friends?
(a) For no reason.
(b) Because they are unpopular.
(c) Because they are poor.
(d) Because they feel sorry for her.

2. On the day when Deja is supposed to work on the school project with Sabeen and Ben, what happens to modify her plans?
(a) Deja decides that she wants to work on her own part of the project before working with the group.
(b) Pop needs to take Ma to work, so he needs Deja to watch Leda and Ray.
(c) Pop needs to take Leda to the clinic, so he needs Deja to watch Ray.
(d) Ma needs to take Pop to the clinic, so she needs Deja to watch Leda and Ray.

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

4. What is NOT an item that Deja names within her description of the things she always has to tell Leda and Ray the family cannot afford?
(a) Ice cream.
(b) Nickelodeon.
(c) Clothes without patches.
(d) Video games.

5. When describing what homeless shelter gangs are all about, what is NOT an element listed by Deja?
(a) Stealing.
(b) Doing drugs.
(c) Roaming.
(d) Keeping an eye out for what can be taken.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Miss Garcia tells Deja that if Deja misses one more homework assignment, she will have to take what action?

3. 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?

4. How many people does Miss Garcia explain to the class had been killed in the attacks on the Twin Towers?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What type of language does the author use in order to portray Deja, the novel's protagonist?

5. Provide evidence for the conclusion that Deja is mature beyond her years.

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

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

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

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

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