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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 does Amina do before she walks outside after her conversation with Mustafa?
(a) Wipes her nose and eyes so no one will know she was crying.
(b) Signs up to be in the Quran competition.
(c) Washes her hands.
(d) Gets lemonade for herself and her friends.

2. What does Amina hear Thaya Jaan say about music?
(a) That it is forbidden in Islam.
(b) That she is very talented.
(c) That it is leading her away from her heritage.
(d) That she should play professionally.

3. What does Amina compare herself to as she listens to Emily and Soojin talking?
(a) The old teddy bear that a child has forgotten.
(b) A book that no one reads.
(c) The dried leaves that are blown away by the wind.
(d) The broken chips at the bottom of the bag.

4. What does Emily carry her lunch in?
(a) A pink paper sack.
(b) A red box.
(c) A green reusable bag.
(d) A blue insulated bag.

5. What does Amina say when Mama asks why she is spending so much time in her bedroom on Friday afternoon?
(a) That she does not feel well.
(b) That she is avoiding Thaya Jaan.
(c) That she is cleaning.
(d) That she is working on her social studies project.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Soojin say Emily should do next, after Luke embarrasses her during lunch?

2. What does Amina realize about Emily after Luke embarrasses Emily during lunch?

3. Why does Baba punish Mustafa?

4. What is the word Amina hears early the next morning, after the dinner party, that brings her quickly awake?

5. Who came up with the idea for Mustafa's punishment?

Short Essay Questions

1. Thaya Jaan tells Amina the meaning of a passage from the Quran. Why does the meaning upset Amina?

2. Where does Mama decide to go the morning the Islamic Center is vandalized? What prompts her to make this decision?

3. How and why does Amina's mood change after she hears Thaya Jaan's comment about music?

4. Describe the conversation Amina has with her Muslim friends the night of the dinner party to honor Thaya Jaan.

5. How does Emily react when Luke makes rude comments about Emily and Justin?

6. Why does Amina tell Bradley that Emily likes Justin?

7. What is Baba's explanation for Thaya Jaan's attitude about music?

8. What does Amina expect Bradley to do with the information that Emily likes Justin, and why does she have this expectation?

9. What is the conversation Amina overhears between Imam Malik and Mustafa during the break in Sunday School? What is Amina's reaction?

10. What does Thaya Jaan say about music and what is Baba's reaction?

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