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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What novel does Ben bring up in relation to the candy Sabeen brings from home?

3. How many of the terrorists responsible for 9/11 were from Saudi Arabia?

4. What is the reason that Deja says she cannot visit the 9/11 Memorial on a weekend instead of skipping school?

5. Deja compares Mr. Schmidt to which Star Wars character?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the significance of Deja's realization that "History is alive" (101)?

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

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

4. What does the baklava symbolize within the narrative when Deja gives a container of it to a homeless man?

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

6. What is the symbolism of Deja's father's briefcase?

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

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

9. What is the connection between Pop's briefcase and Deja's realization that "Pop survived 9/11" (146)?

10. What are Sabeen's experiences with racism and Islamophobia?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How do the themes of deception and secrecy function within the novel and what is the author's message regarding these themes?

Essay Topic 2

How is the topic of knowledge treated within Jewell Parker Rhodes's novel Towers Falling and how does its treatment relate to the book's depicted messages?

Essay Topic 3

How might Towers Falling be classified as a coming-of-age story?

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