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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. Where does Brandon realize that the flames are coming from that are inundating the elevator in "A Waterfall of Flames"?
(a) 94th floor.
(b) 95th floor.
(c) 96th floor.
(d) 93rd floor.

2. In "A Clean Slate," where is Mariam, the translator from?
(a) Kandahar.
(b) Ghazni.
(c) Kabul.
(d) Nangarhar.

3. Who does Richard look for in the Jun He Law Offices?
(a) Mr. Zhang.
(b) Mr. Yang.
(c) Mr. Wu.
(d) Mr. Chen.

4. At the end of "The American Devil," what toy does Reshmina discover that her brother has taken with him?
(a) Toy car.
(b) Toy helicopter.
(c) Toy airplane.
(d) Toy truck.

5. Who presses the emergency button in the elevator in "Trapped"?
(a) A big white guy.
(b) Brandon.
(c) An elderly white man.
(d) A blond woman.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long ago does Reshmina remember that Hila was killed in an airstrike?

2. How much older are Darwesh and Amaan than Pasoon?

3. When did Shavinder, the Windows on the World worker, ride out Hurricane Belle in the North Tower?

4. How long had Richard worked on the same floor with a man at the Jun He Law Offices?

5. In "The Apache," what causes a landslide?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Reshmina's village like?

2. Where does Brandon's father work, and what is it like?

3. How does an injured American end up in Reshmina's home?

4. What does Reshmina remember about a time when she followed her brother up into the mountains a year or two ago?

5. Why does Brandon slip out of the restaurant?

6. How are Reshmina and Pasoon's lives different?

7. Where does Reshmina find Pasoon and what is he doing at the end of "J Is for Jihad"?

8. Where does Brandon find help after he leaves the elevator?

9. Why does it not help Brandon to see a helicopter in "A Hole in the World"?

10. Where does Brandon go when he is suspended from school on September 11?

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