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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 is the punishment Baba gives Mustafa?

2. What has Amina agreed to do during her class's musical performance?

3. Why is Soojin going to miss the following day of school?

4. What does Thaya Jaan call Amina when they are preparing to leave the house?

5. Why does Imam Malik say he has to tell Mustafa's parents about Mustafa's transgression?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is the comparison Amina makes to the leaves on the playground, and why does she feel this way?

4. What is the secret Emily tells Soojin and why is Amina included in this conversation?

5. What is the problem Amina faces with regard to attending the carnival?

6. What is Amina's role in the musical, A Blast from the Past, and what does she think about this role?

7. How do Emily and Soojin react when Amina tells them she revealed Emily's secret to Bradley?

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

9. What does Mama say when Amina reveals the fight she has had with Emily and Soojin?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is Mama's advice when Amina reveals her argument with Soojin and Emily? What does Amina do to try to correct the situation?

Essay Topic 2

Who is Thaya Jaan? What is his attitude about music and how does Baba explain this attitude? What is Thaya Jaan's reaction when Amina plays Beethoven for those gathered at Amnina's home?

Essay Topic 3

Why does Soojin plan to change her name? Why does Amina hate the idea? What happens when the moment comes for Soojin to actually make the change?

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