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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Small Groups - Recent Past, Far Past.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From what country does Deja say her mother hails, prompting Sabeen's excitement about adding to the cultural map in the school hallway?
(a) Jamaica.
(b) Barbados.
(c) Ethiopia.
(d) Sudan.

2. Deja remarks that Pop always experiences anxiety when taking what form of transportation?
(a) When riding in a taxi.
(b) When riding the subway.
(c) When driving a car.
(d) When flying in a plane.

3. How old is Deja's younger sister Leda, whom she watches every afternoon and evening?
(a) Three.
(b) Four.
(c) Two.
(d) Six.

4. Miss Garcia asks Deja to read the definition of what term during the class discussion about community?
(a) Family.
(b) Group.
(c) Social unit.
(d) Socioeconomic status.

5. From what source does Deja get her lunch on the first day at her new school?
(a) Ben and Sabeen share their lunch with her.
(b) She gets free lunch from the cafeteria.
(c) She brings a sack lunch from the shelter.
(d) She uses the coins her mother had given her to buy some chips from the vending machine.

Short Answer Questions

1. While at Ben's house, Sabeen shares with Ben and Deja that she and her family do not go out on what day unless it is an emergency?

2. For what reason does Deja think Sabeen and Ben have become her friends?

3. What is NOT an element of Ben's physical appearance?

4. About what subject does Deja dread the teacher asking her to write an essay?

5. From what song is the epigraph of the novel Towers Falling taken?

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