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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III (Pages 85 - 130, "Haitham - Yasmeen").

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Nima's best friend's mother's hair like when she first arrived in America?
(a) Dyed blond.
(b) Dyed blue.
(c) Very long.
(d) Very short.

2. What does Mama Fatheya tell Nima and Haitham not to do after sundown?
(a) Run.
(b) Read.
(c) Go to the movies.
(d) Eat.

3. What does Nima tell Haitham is the only reason they are friends when she fights with him in Part II?
(a) They live in the same building.
(b) He feels sorry for her.
(c) Their mothers are friends.
(d) She feels sorry for him.

4. What does Mama Fatheya tell Nima had been a rumor around Nima's birth?
(a) Nima came out with a veil.
(b) Nima had almost died at birth.
(c) There had been two babies in Aisha's womb but only one - Nima - had been born.
(d) Aisha had not wanted to name Nima at all.

5. Why does Nima's best friend come to seek refuge at her house in Part I?
(a) She is sick.
(b) He needs money.
(c) His grandmother found his cigarettes.
(d) He is hungry.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why are Nima and Aisha traveling in "The Airport"?

2. How do Nima and her mother travel to the hospital in Part II?

3. What does Nima's own name mean?

4. Why does Nima begin to feel uneasy when she is in the car in Part III?

5. In "Halloween," what does one student at school say about Nima's mother?

(see the answer key)

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