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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What class does Mr. Schmidt teach?
(a) History.
(b) English.
(c) Math.
(d) Geography.

2. What food does Deja eat at Sabeen's that she thoroughly enjoys and had never eaten before then?
(a) Red peppers.
(b) Lamb.
(c) Hummus.
(d) Kalamata olives.

3. How many planes in all were hijacked on 9/11?
(a) 2.
(b) 5.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

4. Deja laments the fact that if she goes to a new school as Pop wishes, her circle of friends will do what?
(a) Stretch.
(b) Melt.
(c) Wilt.
(d) Break.

5. In what season does Pop always seem to get extra gloomy?
(a) Fall.
(b) Summer.
(c) Spring.
(d) Winter.

6. How many minutes after the North Tower was hit by a plane was the South Tower hit by a second plane?
(a) 50.
(b) 11.
(c) 33.
(d) 17.

7. What action does Sabeen suggest that her group take first at the start of the building challenge?
(a) Take measurements.
(b) Sketch a design.
(c) Brainstorm possible strategies aloud.
(d) Have a group hug.

8. What item of clothing does Pop wear to walk Deja to school, causing Deja to say that she had not even known Pop had owned one?
(a) A pair of suspenders.
(b) A cravat.
(c) A hat.
(d) A tie.

9. What does Sabeen's father do for work?
(a) He is a dancer.
(b) He works construction.
(c) He is a dentist.
(d) He is a lawyer.

10. What food does Deja name as "the only food Avalon cooks right" (144)?
(a) Spaghetti.
(b) Toast.
(c) Pancakes.
(d) Meatloaf.

11. Reading her own essay helps Deja discover that doing so helps her to see what more clearly?
(a) The truth.
(b) Her family.
(c) Herself.
(d) The world.

12. Where does Deja take Leda and Ray after her own outburst toward her father Pop?
(a) To the ice cream parlor.
(b) To the showers.
(c) To the taco truck.
(d) To the cafeteria.

13. At what time do Ben and Deja agree to meet on the day they skip school to visit the 9/11 Memorial?
(a) 8 a.m.
(b) 7 a.m.
(c) 10 a.m.
(d) 9 a.m.

14. How many of the terrorists responsible for 9/11 were from Lebanon?
(a) 11.
(b) 1.
(c) 5.
(d) 2.

15. When Sabeen's father tells Deja that she would be a good Muslim, she replies that she just wants to be what?
(a) Good.
(b) Rich.
(c) Okay.
(d) A kid.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are Deja's parents doing when she returns to the Avalon shelter from Ben's house?

2. For what reason is Deja embarrassed when she must remove her shoes in the entryway of Sabeen's home?

3. When terrorists tried to bring down the Twin Towers prior to 9/11, what did they use in their attempt?

4. In what year had terrorists tried to bring down the World Trade Center prior to 9/11?

5. In what type of house does Sabeen live?

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