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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I (Pages 1 - 42, "The Photograph" - "Baba").

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What song does Nima sing once that upsets her best friend's mother?
(a) A song about breaking up.
(b) A song about a pearl necklace.
(c) A song about the sea.
(d) A song about a comb.

2. Who asks Nima and her best friend what they do all day?
(a) Their other friends.
(b) Mama Fatheya.
(c) Their teachers.
(d) Their fathers.

3. What is different about the social lives of Nima and her best friend?
(a) Nima does not really have other friends, but her best friend does.
(b) Nima likes to dance with her friends, and her best friend likes to play sports.
(c) Nima has a lot of other friends, but her best friend does not.
(d) Nima's best friend likes to sing with her other friends, and Nima likes to do play sports with hers.

4. What did Nima's mother once want to be?
(a) A chef.
(b) A dancer.
(c) A gardener.
(d) A mathematician.

5. Who is Nima's best friend's mother?
(a) Khaltu Fatima.
(b) Khaltu Hala.
(c) Khlatu Aisha.
(d) Khaltu Ami.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the girl in Nima's math class tell their classmates Nima's apartment smells like?

2. How many pyramids does the teacher in "Pyramids" tell the class their home country still has?

3. What does Nima's mother wear on her head on her wedding day?

4. What was Nima's best friend's mother's hair like when she first arrived in America?

5. What does Nima's best friend sometimes refer to her as?

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