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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 did Aimee eat when her father took her out to eat on September 10?
2. What does Sergio remember that Gideon asked him for on the subway when the man got hurt?
3. On September 11 what flight hits the ground in Shanksville?
4. Where does Aimee's mother decide to talk to Aimee on September 11?
5. On September 10, what race is the guy who hits his head on the subway door when the lights come back on and the train starts again?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Vaness treat Aimee after physical education class?
2. What conversation does Aimee remember having about flying to L.A. for the start of school and then back again for her cousin's bar mitzvah?
3. What did Sergio remember about a time when his cousin Ralph was grabbed by the police and frisked?
4. What does Naheed think about when she performs the wudu?
5. What does Sergio see and hear 56 minutes after the second plane ran into the World Trade Center?
6. What did Gideon suggest when he said goodbye to Sergio on September 10?
7. On September 11, what does the principal tell Sergio about skipping school the day before?
8. On September 10, what does Naheed notice when she goes to science class?
9. Why does Sergio live with his grandmother?
10. Why did Sergio think about how he and Gideon looked alike when they had lunch on September 10?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Genre is a means of classifying literature. What is the genre of the novel? Why is it not realistic fiction?
Essay Topic 2
Naheed and her family are Muslim. How and why does Naheed dress that sets her apart from her classmates? What does it mean to Naheed and her family to be Muslim?
Essay Topic 3
Metaphors and similes are figures of speech that are used to make comparisons between things. Metaphors seem to imply an equal comparison, while similes seem to imply a similarity between two things. Does the author use more metaphors or similes in the novel? How does the use of metaphors or similes help readers comprehend concepts? Does the use of metaphors or similes help make the writing more interesting?
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