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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. How much does Deja's mother's pay get docked if she is even ten minutes late for work?
(a) Twenty minutes' pay.
(b) Two hours' pay.
(c) One hour's pay.
(d) Thirty minutes' pay.
2. From what country does Sabeen say she is from originally?
(a) Afghanistan.
(b) Somalia.
(c) Sudan.
(d) Turkey.
3. When Miss Garcia calls the students to the window, points to the Manhattan skyline, and asks them to find what is different between the current skyline and the picture of the skyline she is holding, who is the first student to notice the difference?
(a) Charles.
(b) Ben.
(c) Sabeen.
(d) Deja.
4. What element of New York City is brought up during a class discussion, causing Deja to think mistakenly that the class is making fun of Ben?
(a) The Minnie Mouse in Times Square.
(b) The SpongeBob in Times Square.
(c) The naked cowboy in Times Square.
(d) The Big Bird in Times Square.
5. What is NOT an element of the house depicted within Sabeen's school project?
(a) It is three stories high.
(b) The basement contains her grandmother.
(c) It is a ranch house with animals in the yard.
(d) The attic contains her uncle.
6. Miss Garcia tells Deja that if Deja misses one more homework assignment, she will have to take what action?
(a) She will have to meet with Deja's parents.
(b) She will have to meet with Deja's social worker.
(c) She will have to assign Deja a detention period.
(d) She will have to dock points from Deja's grade.
7. What scent does Deja say lingers around all of the students at her new school?
(a) Deodorant.
(b) Soap.
(c) Perfume.
(d) New clothes.
8. Miss Garcia reveals that at the end of their 9/11 studies, they will cross what bridge to view the 9/11 Memorial?
(a) The Queensboro Bridge.
(b) The Manhattan Bridge.
(c) Williamsburg Bridge.
(d) The Brooklyn Bridge.
9. What is a niquab?
(a) A clerical collar.
(b) A type of prayer robe.
(c) A garment for modesty.
(d) A type of fish.
10. When Miss Garcia asks Deja what she wants for her future, what is Deja's reply?
(a) She says that she wants to buy a house.
(b) She says that she wants to become a doctor.
(c) She says she does not want herself or her family to feel bad.
(d) She says that she wants to have a career she can be proud of.
11. What is NOT an item that Deja names within her description of the things she always has to tell Leda and Ray the family cannot afford?
(a) Video games.
(b) Nickelodeon.
(c) Clothes without patches.
(d) Ice cream.
12. Deja remarks that Pop always experiences anxiety when taking what form of transportation?
(a) When flying in a plane.
(b) When riding the subway.
(c) When riding in a taxi.
(d) When driving a car.
13. What project does Deja share with the class when her other project has been destroyed?
(a) The string of paper dolls Deja had created.
(b) The string of paper dolls Ray had created.
(c) The string of paper dolls Ma had created.
(d) The string of paper dolls Leda had created.
14. What part of her name does Deja leave out when introducing herself to the class?
(a) Her nickname.
(b) Her middle name.
(c) Her alias.
(d) Her last name.
15. How old is Deja's younger sister Leda, whom she watches every afternoon and evening?
(a) Two.
(b) Six.
(c) Three.
(d) Four.
Short Answer Questions
1. How many people does Miss Garcia explain to the class had been killed in the attacks on the Twin Towers?
2. What is the reason that Deja does not get free lunches at school?
3. What is the difference between Miss Garcia's photo of the Manhattan skyline and the real skyline the children are viewing out the window?
4. Who is the first student to befriend Deja at her new school?
5. What is NOT an element of Ben's physical appearance?
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