Deja's Family
Miscellaneous
School
The Towers
Author
100

What are Deja's siblings are named?

Leda and Raymond

100

How old is Deja?

10

100

Deja is in what grade?

Fifth

100

The towers fell on what year and date?

September 11, 2001

100

Who is the author?

Jewell Parker Rhodes

200

Deja's mom works as a _____________?

waitress

200

What is the new building at the World Trade Center site called?

The Freedom Tower

200

Deja's homeroom teacher is _______________?

Miss Garcia

200

The North tower was completed first in what year?

1970

200

When her editor asked her to write a book about 9/11, she initially thought it would be _________?

Too hard

300

Where is Deja's mom from?

Jamaica

300

Name two things Deja finds in her dad's locked suitcase.

clothes, photograph, and name tag

300

On Deja's first day of school, which two students befriend her?

Ben and Sabeen

300

The South tower was completed after the first in what year?

1971

300

Where was the author when the title and a possible approach to writing the book came to her?

On a plane heading to London.

400

What is offered at the shelter where Deja's family lives to help parents find jobs?

Day care

400

Name two of Dad's symptoms.

Coughing, anxiety, nightmares

400

In science class, students are asked to build a 'skyscraper' that can support what?

a golf ball

400

How many people died building the towers?

60

400

In the author's notes, she writes, "I like doing hard things. I like writing______________ books."

challenging

500

What is the name of the shelter where Deja and her family live?

Avalon Family Residence

500

What dessert does Sabeen share that was also a favorite of Edmund in The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe?

Turkish delight

500

What is the name of Deja's school?

Brooklyn Collective Elementary

500

How many people died in the towers?

2,753

500

What real school helped her create her fictional school?

Brooklyn New School PS 146