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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. Which of the following statements is true concerning the timeline of 9/11?
(a) The North Tower was hit first and collapsed at the moment when the South Tower was hit.
(b) The North Tower was hit first, but collapsed only after the South Tower did.
(c) The South Tower and the North Tower were hit at the same time, but the North Tower collapsed first.
(d) The South Tower was hit first, but collapsed only after the South Tower did.

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

3. What is NOT among the sounds Deja imagines emanating from the Twin Towers as she watches them burn in the video?
(a) Screaming.
(b) Crying.
(c) Crackles of lightning.
(d) Slicing through concrete, steel, and glass.

4. What are Deja's parents doing when she returns to the Avalon shelter from Ben's house?
(a) They are having a heated argument.
(b) They are sitting on the big bed holding hands.
(c) They are looking through Pop's briefcase.
(d) They are cleaning up the room.

5. How many of the terrorists responsible for 9/11 were from Egypt?
(a) 13.
(b) 3.
(c) 1.
(d) 6.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many of the terrorists responsible for 9/11 were from the United Arab Emirates?

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

3. What material does Deja say had acted as the Twin Towers' "bones" (155)?

4. What food does Deja eat at Sabeen's that she thoroughly enjoys and had never eaten before then?

5. In what class does Deja learn about the creation of the Twin Towers?

Short Essay Questions

1. During Deja's father's visit to her school, what does he discover about Deja's teacher Miss Garcia?

2. To what location is Deja referring when she says to Ben, "I've got to go see it. I've got to walk across the bridge" (165)?

3. What major realization does Deja have at the end of the day when Pop visits her school?

4. What is the symbolism of the Avalon Family Shelter's pancakes?

5. How does Sabeen's father comfort Deja during her visit to their home?

6. What is the symbolism of mourning doves within the narrative?

7. How does Deja feel about her father's mysterious illness?

8. What is the significance of Deja leading her father through the streets of New York City?

9. For what reason does Deja keep from her father the fact that she has watched a video of a plane flying into one of the Twin Towers on 9/11?

10. How is Deja's open-minded nature depicted within her visit to Sabeen's house?

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