Ground Zero Ch. 5-12

What does Brandon and the rest do when smoke fills the elevator?

• They all pass out

• They all start arguing

• They poured water on a napkin & held it to their nose

• They don’t do anything

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What does Brandon and the rest do to escape the elevator?

• They dig a hole in the wall

• They scream for help

• They sat and waited

• They blame each other

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Why does Reshmina want to warn the US and ANA soldiers of the attack?

• The Americans will blame their village for the attack

• She likes the soldiers and wants to help

• She doesn’t want to warn them

• She wants to become a soldier one day

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Who does Reshmina encounter while she’s collecting firewood?

• Her brother Pasoon

• The translator Mariam

• An injured US soldier

• No one

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What does Brandon do to make the hole bigger for his friends?

• He chops at the wall with a fire ax

• He hits the wall with a fire extinguisher

• He kicks at the wall

• He doesn’t do anything

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Where does Brandon decide to go after learning the plane hit the tower?

• Brandon goes with the people from the elevator

• Brandon goes to find his dad

• Brandon stays with the people from the bank

• Brandon leaves the building to bring help

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How does Reshmina take the soldier home?

• She goes to get her father to carry him

• She drags him back to her house using a sled

• She practices her English so he can hear and follow her

• She doesn’t help and leaves him behind

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How did Pasoon feel when he saw the injured soldier?

• He was relieved and helped the soldier

• He was mad and ran away

• He was scared and hid behind Reshmina

• He was sad and cried for the soldier

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Why did Brandon fall down the stairs? 

• Someone pushed him down

• He didn’t fall while climbing

• He was too weak and his limbs gave out

• The drywall he used to climb broke off

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How did Brandon get the door to the 89th floor open?

• By kicking the door until it opened

• By pulling the door like he was doing a skateboarding trick

• Someone else opened the door for him

• He didn’t get the door open