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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is NOT an element of Avalon Family Residence mentioned by Deja in her description?
(a) Cockroaches.
(b) Peeling paint.
(c) Two families to a room.
(d) Five people to a room.

2. How much does Deja's mother's pay get docked if she is even ten minutes late for work?
(a) One hour's pay.
(b) Twenty minutes' pay.
(c) Thirty minutes' pay.
(d) Two hours' pay.

3. Who at her new school reminds Deja of her younger brother Ray?
(a) Ben.
(b) Jacqueline.
(c) Sabeen.
(d) Marcia.

4. What is NOT an element of Ben's physical appearance?
(a) Very short hair.
(b) Wire-rim glasses.
(c) A ponytail.
(d) Freckles.

5. Miss Garcia explains to the class that what element is the starting point for connecting to history?
(a) Family.
(b) Curiosity.
(c) Friends.
(d) Home.

6. How does Deja feel about math word problems?
(a) They make her feel dumb.
(b) She loves them.
(c) They make her feel smart.
(d) She hates them.

7. When Ben's mother Dora suggests that Sabeen call her Dora, for what reason does Sabeen decline?
(a) She says that she likes to be more formal.
(b) She says her mother would not approve.
(c) She says that she does not think she could bring herself to do it.
(d) She says that it would make her feel uncomfortable.

8. How many years ago does Miss Garcia say 9/11 happened?
(a) 20.
(b) 15.
(c) 3.
(d) 12.

9. For what reason does Deja think Sabeen and Ben have become her friends?
(a) Because they feel sorry for her.
(b) Because they are poor.
(c) For no reason.
(d) Because they are unpopular.

10. What tactic does Deja say her mother uses whenever Deja wants to talk about Pop?
(a) She leaves the room.
(b) She says that some things are better left in the past.
(c) She changes the subject.
(d) She says that when Pop is ready, he will share more with Deja.

11. From what country does Sabeen say she is from originally?
(a) Somalia.
(b) Turkey.
(c) Sudan.
(d) Afghanistan.

12. What is Deja's reaction when she thinks Charles is making fun of Ben in class?
(a) She raises her hand and asks Miss Garcia for a clarification.
(b) She writes a note about Charles's cruelty and passes the note to Sabeen.
(c) She runs over and pushes Charles's desk onto the floor.
(d) She shouts at Charles not to make fun of Ben and stands up with her fists clenched.

13. How many people does Miss Garcia explain to the class had been killed in the attacks on the Twin Towers?
(a) Miss Garcia says 2,753 people died in the Twin Towers.
(b) Miss Garcia says 2,274 people died in the Twin Towers.
(c) Miss Garcia says 1,465 people died in the Twin Towers.
(d) Miss Garcia says 375 people died in the Twin Towers.

14. Who suggests to the teacher that she introduce the new students?
(a) Jacqueline.
(b) Deja.
(c) Ben.
(d) Sabeen.

15. When Miss Garcia first asks Deja which communities Deja belongs to, Deja gives only two answers initially. What are those two answers?
(a) School and Brooklyn.
(b) Family and New York City.
(c) Friends and school.
(d) Family and school.

Short Answer Questions

1. For what purpose does Ray create a set of interconnected paper dolls?

2. What sort of job does Deja's mother have?

3. What sort of home does Ben's school project depict?

4. What word does Angel suggest as an alternative to units within the class discussion?

5. When Miss Garcia asks Deja what she wants for her future, what is Deja's reply?

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