Chap 1-2
Chap 3-4
Chap 5
Chap 6
Chap 7
100

What two pieces of

information do we

learn about Amina, the

main character, on

page 1?

 She is a very good

singer.

 She is afraid of

singing in front of a

crowd.

100
What classes does Soojin and Amina have together?

Social Studies, Music, and Science


100

What is a hijab?

Hijab – noun – a head covering or scarf worn by Muslim women

100

How does Amina feel

inside of the mosque?

She feels calm. It is

comforting and familiar to her.

100

What is Mama doing to

prepare for Thaya

Jaan’s visit?

She is cooking – chopping

garlic and onions and other

vegetables to make masala.

200

How are Soojin and

Amina “opposites”?

Soojin eats very fast.

Amina eats slowly and

never finishes her food.

200

Who does Soojin

suggest be a part of

their group?

Soojin suggests Emily.

200

What is the setting for

Chapter 5?

The Islamic Center


200

What is Imam Malik’s

big announcement?

The Center is hosting a

Quran recitation

competition for students

across the state.

200

Why does Amina try to

avoid her clothes

absorbing the smell of

her mother’s cooking?

In elementary school Julie

made fun of her for the

smell of food on her

clothes. This led to Luke

giving her a mean

nickname.

300

Who is Julie Zawacki?

Julie is the person who

volunteers to sing the solo

when Amina doesn’t.

Amina thinks about how

she doesn’t have a very

good voice, but she

admires her courage.

300

Why does Amina wish

that she were back in

elementary school?

She wishes that she was

back in elementary school

because Soojin would act

normal, she wouldn’t have

to decide whether to sing a

solo or not, and she

wouldn’t have to work

with this group on the

pioneer project.

300

Why are Rabiya and

Dahlia a level ahead of

Amina in Sunday

school?

They are a level ahead

because they are better at

Arabic and reciting the

Quran than Amina. Your

skill in Arabic determines

which Sunday school class

you are in.

300

What does the winner of the competition receive?

The winner receives tickets Six

Flags and a scholarship for

college.

300

What is the setting for

Chapter 7?



Chapter 7 is set at Soojin’s

house.

400

Why does Baba want

Amina to study very

hard in middle school?

He is worried that she will

become like her older

brother Mustafa. Mustafa

had good grades in

elementary school, but his

grades dropped in middle

school. Now he is in high

school and Baba and Mama

are worried about him and

how he needs to “get

serious.”

400

What inspires Rabiya

and Amina to make

their own YouTube

video?

They see a video of a girl

singing that has 6,000

views. They agree that the

girl isn’t even a good

singer. Amina is much

better singer so she should

make a video!

400

How is Dahlia different

than Amina?

Dahlia wears her hijab all

the time – including to

school. Amina only wears

hers at the Islamic Center.

400

How does Amina feel

about Imam Malik’s

announcement?

Amina is nervous and does

not want to participate.

She immediately thinks

about her moment of panic

during her second grade

play and wonders how, if

she can’t even say English

lines, she would recite

Arabic lines from the

Quran.

400

How are Soojin’s house

and Amina’s house

similar?

Amina says they are

similar because you have

to take your shoes off in

both houses. Also there is

always a smell of food

cooking in both houses.

500

Who is coming to visit?

Thaya Jaan – Baba’s older

brother who lives in

Pakistan.

500

What are the adults

talking about when

Rabiya and Amina

come upstairs?

The adults are talking

about the upcoming visit of

Thaya Jaan. Baba says that

he is nervous for the visit

because of the negative

attitudes towards Muslims

in the news lately.

500

What are two pieces of

information that we

learn about Imam

Malik?

He speaks perfect Arabic

and English. He is really

good at video games. He is

from Florida.

500

What is Amina reading

while her father and

brother watch football?

Why is she reading

this?

She is reading Life on the

Oregon Trail to help

prepare for her class

project with Soojin, Emily,

and Bradley.

500

Why is Amina

frustrated with Soojin?

She feels that Soojin is

forgetting how Emily acted

towards them and is too

ready to forgive her and be

friends.