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Name: _________________________ | Period: ___________________ |
This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Miss Garcia asks Deja to read the definition of what term during the class discussion about community?
(a) Social unit.
(b) Family.
(c) Socioeconomic status.
(d) Group.
2. From what country does Deja say her mother hails, prompting Sabeen's excitement about adding to the cultural map in the school hallway?
(a) Barbados.
(b) Ethiopia.
(c) Sudan.
(d) Jamaica.
3. Whenever Deja asks about the contents of Pop's briefcase, what is Ma's reply?
(a) She tells Deja that inside the briefcase are items from Pop's rock collection.
(b) She tells Deja that inside the briefcase are items from Pop's last good job.
(c) She tells Deja that inside the briefcase are items from the safe deposit box the family used to rent.
(d) She tells Deja that inside the briefcase are items from Ma's inheritance.
4. What tactic does Deja say her mother uses whenever Deja wants to talk about Pop?
(a) She changes the subject.
(b) She says that some things are better left in the past.
(c) She leaves the room.
(d) She says that when Pop is ready, he will share more with Deja.
5. How many years ago does Miss Garcia say 9/11 happened?
(a) 3.
(b) 15.
(c) 12.
(d) 20.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is NOT an element of the house depicted within Sabeen's school project?
2. Who at her new school reminds Deja of her younger brother Ray?
3. After Deja writes a short essay and Miss Garcia tells Deja she can do better, what action does Miss Garcia take?
4. On the day when Deja is supposed to work on the school project with Sabeen and Ben, what happens to modify her plans?
5. What project does Deja share with the class when her other project has been destroyed?
Short Essay Questions
1. Discuss the point of view utilized to tell the story of Towers Falling.
2. Describe what the reader learns about Deja's father, Pop, in the chapter entitled New School.
3. What is the significance of Deja's mother's comment that, "A good woman has a clean house. Everything should be in its proper place"? (41)
4. What happens when Deja innocently remarks that her school project is "not just about home, it's about the missing towers" (45)?
5. How does Deja introduce herself to her new classmates and what does her choice reveal about her character?
6. What activity will comprise Miss Garcia's students' final element of their unit about 9/11?
7. What is the purpose of the author's inclusion of the Mr. Schmidt character?
8. What aspects of Sabeen's home project cause Deja to act out?
9. What does Deja's reluctance to find Ben's mother sincere show about her character?
10. What does Sabeen's comment "Home is divine. Blessed by Allah" (50) demonstrate about her character?
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