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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. What is hanging over Soojin's bed?
(a) Cases filled with books.
(b) Posters of actors and singers.
(c) Pictures of Soojin in dance competitions.
(d) Framed Korean letters of Soonjin's name.

2. What do Amina and Soojin do as soon as Soonjin's grandfather enters the room?
(a) They bow to him.
(b) They greet him in Urdu.
(c) They give him a hug.
(d) They leave the room.

3. What is the first thing Soojin says when she and Amina arrive at her house after school?
(a) She has to check on her grandfather.
(b) She is hungry.
(c) She wonders where her parents are.
(d) She is going to change clothes.

4. What does Mustafa discover in the refrigerator when he and Amina take the first of the dishes from the dining room?
(a) Pizza.
(b) Dessert.
(c) A fruit platter.
(d) Wine.

5. What are the adults discussing when Amina and Rabiya walk through the living room at Rabiya's house?
(a) The detrimental effects of American culture to Muslim children.
(b) An upcoming carnival.
(c) Thaya Jaan's visit.
(d) The vandalism at the mosque.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the gift Amina bought for Soojin that Soojin always wears?

2. What does Amina remember about her early childhood at the mosque?

3. What does Imam Malik announce soon after Amina enters the mosque?

4. What does Emily say about Bradley?

5. What does Amina think about the appearance of Emily's eyes and nose?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Amina in a different Sunday School class than Dahlia and Rabiya? What does Amina consider her biggest religious challenge?

2. What is Soojin's reaction the first time Amina asks why Soojin is willing to be friends with Emily?

3. What is the lecture Baba continually gives Mustafa about his education, and why?

4. Who is Rabiya and why does she urge Amina to make a singing video?

5. What is the details of the assignment Ms. Barton makes to Amina's class?

6. Describe the meal the family has on the first night of Thaya Jaan's visit. Why does Amina feel guilty about her uneaten food?

7. What are the chores Mama assigns to Amina, Mustafa, and Baba, and why does she hand out these assignments?

8. What does Amina think about the airport after Thaya Jaan joins the family?

9. What is significant about Dahlia's appearance?

10. Why does Soojin say she might choose Susan as her new name, and what is Amina's reaction?

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