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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. When terrorists tried to bring down the Twin Towers prior to 9/11, what did they use in their attempt?
(a) An airplane.
(b) A wrecking ball.
(c) A truck bomb.
(d) A flame thrower.

2. What is the reason that Deja says she cannot visit the 9/11 Memorial on a weekend instead of skipping school?
(a) She wants her mother to be able to come with her.
(b) She fears that her father would be more likely to catch her on a weekend.
(c) She thinks there will be too many crowds on the weekend.
(d) She would have to take Ray and Leda with her since there is no day care on weekends.

3. Deja laments the fact that if she goes to a new school as Pop wishes, her circle of friends will do what?
(a) Break.
(b) Melt.
(c) Stretch.
(d) Wilt.

4. How many of the terrorists responsible for 9/11 were from Saudi Arabia?
(a) 3.
(b) 15.
(c) 6.
(d) 2.

5. How many of the terrorists responsible for 9/11 were from Lebanon?
(a) 2.
(b) 1.
(c) 11.
(d) 5.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sabeen do when Ben tells Deja and Sabeen to close their eyes before the plane hits the South Tower in the video?

2. When Sabeen's father tells Deja that she would be a good Muslim, she replies that she just wants to be what?

3. When Pop reaches Miss Garcia's classroom, he fixates on what sight?

4. When insisting that Deja comply with his wishes, Pop insists that until she is 18, Deja is what?

5. What is NOT a language Sabeen's mother speaks?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the significance of Deja leading her father through the streets of New York City?

2. What makes Ben a good choice of partner when Deja needs someone to go with her to the 9/11 Memorial?

3. What are Sabeen's experiences with racism and Islamophobia?

4. What is the significance of Deja's realization that "History is alive" (101)?

5. What are Deja's ideas about what each member of her family needs in order to be happy?

6. How does Ben feel about his new home of New York City in relation to his previous home of Arizona?

7. How does Sabeen's father comfort Deja during her visit to their home?

8. What is demonstrated about Deja's character arc when she says, "I feel like I've passed the biggest test. Just by being me" (114)?

9. What is the symbolism of the Avalon Family Shelter's pancakes?

10. What is the symbolism of mourning doves within the narrative?

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