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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Williamsburg Bridge.
(c) The Brooklyn Bridge.
(d) The Manhattan Bridge.

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

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

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

5. 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?
(a) On September 11th.
(b) On Rosh Hashanah.
(c) On Memorial Day.
(d) On the Fourth of July.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Ben's mother Dora suggests that Sabeen call her Dora, for what reason does Sabeen decline?

2. What is the reason that Deja does not get free lunches at school?

3. For what reason does Pop often groan in his sleep?

4. How much does Deja's mother's pay get docked if she is even ten minutes late for work?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What aspects of Sabeen's home project cause Deja to act out?

2. Discuss the point of view utilized to tell the story of Towers Falling.

3. What does Deja's reluctance to find Ben's mother sincere show about her character?

4. Describe and analyze the author's use of chapter titles within the novel Towers Falling.

5. What effect does Miss Garcia's guidance have on Deja?

6. Describe what the reader learns about Deja's father, Pop, in the chapter entitled New School.

7. What is the effect of Miss Garcia's comment to Deja that if she comes without her homework one more time, Miss Garcia will have to meet with her parents?

8. In what way does Rhodes reveal Deja's family's level of poverty within her first visit to the cafeteria?

9. Explain the circumstances of Deja's exclamation, "He's always ruining my life!" (75).

10. What does Sabeen's comment "Home is divine. Blessed by Allah" (50) demonstrate about her character?

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