Map of Salt and Stars Reading Quiz

The protagonist of this story is...

• Nour

• Abu Sayeed

• Baba

• Rawiya

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

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Nour's unique condition synesthesia causes her to:

• see colors in sights, sounds, and smells

• match a color to a scent

• mix up her senses whenever she chooses to do so

• not be able to smell or see color

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Nour at first lives in _____ but then moves to _____ after her father dies from cancer.

• NYC // Africa

• Chicago // Iran

• NYC // Syria

• Atlanta // Egypt

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CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

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Which one is NOT true about Rawiya?

• She disguises herself as a boy to join Al-Idrisi the mapmaker

• She longs for adventure

• She falls in love

• Rawiya kills the Roc by hitting it with a stone in the back of its head

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which of the following is NOT one of the antagonists Rawiya meets along her journey with al-Idrisi?

• the Roc

• Khaldoun

• noblemen who want to usurp King Roger's successor

• her own fear that her friends won't accept her once she shows them she isn't really a boy

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

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Who does Nour tragically lose along her journey?

• Abu Sayeed

• Huda

• Zahra

• Her mom

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CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which of the following is NOT one of the elements of Nour's journey to safety?

• a perilous sea-journey

• a violent people-smuggling operation

• a camel-led trek across the Algerian and Moroccan desert with Amazigh nomads

• riding in a hot, stifling vegetable truck where they almost die of dehydration

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

True or false: Rawiya happily reunites with her father in the end.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

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Which is NOT true about Map of Salt and Stars?

• The author's last name is Joukhadar

• It's a frame narrative, which means it has a story within a story

• Nour's part of the story is a memoir of Joukhadar's life

• It shows the impact of the Syrian War and what life is like as a refugee

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CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

Who told Nour the story of Rawiya?

• her mom

• her dad

• her older sister

• the old woman at the market

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

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