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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. 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. Sabeen says that her father always tells her that "Sharing ideas is" (147) what?
3. When terrorists tried to bring down the Twin Towers prior to 9/11, what did they use in their attempt?
4. In what season does Pop always seem to get extra gloomy?
5. How does Pop reply when Deja tells him she does not want to leave her school?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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)?
2. How does Ben feel about his new home of New York City in relation to his previous home of Arizona?
3. How does Sabeen's father comfort Deja during her visit to their home?
4. What are Sabeen's experiences with racism and Islamophobia?
5. For what reason does Deja keep from her father the fact that she has watched a video of a plane flying into one of the Twin Towers on 9/11?
6. What is Deja's reason for feeling that she must skip school in order to visit the 9/11 Memorial on a weekday?
7. During Deja's father's visit to her school, what does he discover about Deja's teacher Miss Garcia?
8. What makes Ben a good choice of partner when Deja needs someone to go with her to the 9/11 Memorial?
9. What are Deja's ideas about what each member of her family needs in order to be happy?
10. What does the baklava symbolize within the narrative when Deja gives a container of it to a homeless man?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Analyze the interplay between the resolution of Jewell Parker Rhodes's novel Towers Falling and one of the novel's main messages. How does the author make connections between these elements and how does their juxtaposition help the author get across one main message of the novel?
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 messages about guilt and responsibility within Jewell Parker Rhodes's novel Towers Falling.
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