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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 Lebanon?

2. What action does Sabeen suggest that her group take first at the start of the building challenge?

3. Mr. Schmidt tells the class that since 2001, America has been engaged in a war on what?

4. How many people died building the Twin Towers?

5. In what year had terrorists tried to bring down the World Trade Center prior to 9/11?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. How does Deja feel about her father's mysterious illness?

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

4. To what location is Deja referring when she says to Ben, "I've got to go see it. I've got to walk across the bridge" (165)?

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

6. What is the symbolism of Deja's father's briefcase?

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

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

9. 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)?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explicate the theme of family bonds within Jewell Parker Rhodes's novel Towers Falling. What is the author's message regarding family bonds and how do you know?

Essay Topic 2

Determine the author's message regarding the idea that secrecy is dangerous within a family unit.

Essay Topic 3

How might Towers Falling be classified as a coming-of-age story?

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