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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many of the terrorists responsible for 9/11 were from Saudi Arabia?

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

3. After Ben, Sabeen, and Deja watch the video of the 9/11 attacks, they walk back to class moving like what?

4. In what season does Pop always seem to get extra gloomy?

5. For what reason is Deja embarrassed when she must remove her shoes in the entryway of Sabeen's home?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How is the novel's motif of sound depicted within the scene when Deja watches the video of a plane hitting the first Twin Tower?

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

4. What is Deja's reason for feeling that she must skip school in order to visit the 9/11 Memorial on a weekday?

5. How is the theme of guilt brought up within the dinner at Sabeen's house?

6. 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)?

7. What is the connection between Pop's briefcase and Deja's realization that "Pop survived 9/11" (146)?

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

9. How is Deja's open-minded nature depicted within her visit to Sabeen's house?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss how and why the author instills three different humanist messages into the narrative of Jewell Parker Rhodes's novel Towers Falling.

Essay Topic 2

State whether you think the portrayals of the main characters within Jewell Parker Rhodes's novel Towers Falling are believable or not. Be sure to discuss the reasons for your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the author's choice to tell the story of Jewell Parker Rhodes's novel Towers Falling using the first person point-of-view. What elements of the novel's themes lend themselves to this choice and what is the author's intended effect on the reader?

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