WorksheetsGround Zero Review
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 31mins
Why did Brandon’s dad bring Brandon to work?
Brandon was interested in his dad’s work
Brandon had broken his leg and didn’t want to be by himself
Brandon secretly followed his dad to work
He was suspended, no one could stay with him at home
Why does Pasoon want to join the Taliban?
Pasoon was forced to
Pasoon hates the Americans
Pasoon doesn’t want to join
Pasoon thinks it will be fun
Why does Reshmina want to learn English?
Reshmina doesn’t want to learn English
Reshmina thinks English is cool
Reshmina wants to be a teacher
Reshmina wants to make her brother jealous
Why does Brandon want to go to the store?
Brandon wants to buy wolverine gloves
The store is Brandon’s favorite
Brandon knows the store owner
Brandon doesn’t want to work
What happens with the elevator?
Starts to move very fast
It leans to its side
It doesn’t move
It spins around
Why is Reshmina surprised by the translator?
The translator is pretty
The translator has a scar on her face
Reshmina isn’t surprised by the translator
The translator is an Afghan woman
How was Reshmina’s sister Hila killed?
She was hit by a car
She was really sick
She didn’t die
In the fighting between the US soldiers and the Taliban
Why did Brandon regret leaving to buy the wolverine gloves?
Brandon didn't have his dad with him
Brandon realized he didn't have any money
Brandon didn't regret leaving
Brandon had a pair of wolverine gloves at home
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
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
Who does Reshmina encounter while she’s collecting firewood?
Her brother Pasoon
The translator Mariam
An injured US soldier
No one
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
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
Why is the soldier’s nickname Taz?
He carries around a Tazmanian devil toy
It’s short for Taziano
He likes how it sounds
He doesn’t know how he got the nickname
What was the name of the main character in the Afghanistan part of the story?
Marzia
Hilla
Mor
Reshmina
What year did Brandon's story take place?
2000
2001
2002
2003
Why does Brandon change his last name?
He was adopted.
He changed it himself.
He didn't like his last name.
He had his mom's last name.
Where was Brandon when the first airplane struck the North Tower?
In Windows of the World Restaurant, where his dad worked.
At school.
In the mall, located underneath the North Tower.
In an elevator, on his way down from Windows of the World to the mall to get a Wolverine glove for a kid at school.
One of the biggest changes in the United States after 9/11 was increased security at....
Skyscrapers
Museums
Airports
Schools
What was the name of the terror group responsible for 9/11?
The Taliban
ISIS
Al-Qaeda
__________ saves Brandon when he nearly falls over the ledge of one of the floors.
Pratik
Richard
Carter
Reshmina
Brandon's dad works at ___________.
Windows on the World
The World of Windows
Windows Restaurant of the World
WWE Wrestling
The setting of Brandon's story is in _________
New York City
Chicago
Atlanta
Los Angeles
The setting of Reshmina's story is in the country of _________.
United States
Afghanistan
Pakistan
India
__________ is the family member who is responsible for bringing Taz back into the village.
Reshmina
Pasoon
Anaa
Marzia
_________ hits Reshmina across the face because she follows him into the woods.
Pasoon
Taz
Zahir
When Reshmina finds Taz in the woods, she realizes that Taz cannot ___________.
talk
hear
see
walk
In Reshmina's story, when the cave collapses or caves-in, Reshmina finds a ________ that will help them escape.
landmine
grenade
cannon
shovel
Which happens first?
Pasoon joins the Taliban
Pasoon gets mad that Taz is in their house
Pasoon reports his family for housing an American soldier
Reshmina takes Pasoon's toy airplane
What is the significance of the term 'Ground Zero' in relation to the 9/11 Attacks?
Symbolic term representing the site of the tragedy and the starting point for recovery and rebuilding efforts.
A term used to describe the point of impact of the first plane.
A term used to describe the area where the 9/11 memorial is located.
A term used to describe the location where the terrorists planned the attacks.
Reshmina keeps using the term "Pashtunwali," what does this mean?
It is a term the Taliban uses.
It means family.
It's a bad term referring to an American soldier
To respect and help others
Where does Reshmina and her family plan to hide from the Taliban?
In the caves underneath the village.
Kabul
In an abandoned tank.
In the marsh by the river
They don´t plan on hiding, they plan on attacking.
How is Taz able to hide in broad daylight?
He hides under a burqa.
He gets in a wheelchair they cover with a blanket.
He wears Reshmina´s clothes as a disguise.
He has gotten really good at comoflauging himself from his time in the military.
He dresses up like an indigenous person.
How does Brandon know Richard is alive?
Hears him singing
Hears him yelling
Hears him crying
Why is Taz afraid of the dark?
He feel into a cave as a boy
He was captured and put in a dark cell
He was in the dark in the World Trade Center
Taz was lost in the dark as a boy
What does Taz think would happen if the Americans left Afghanistan?
He thinks that Afghanistan will be a quiet country with a good government
He thinks that Russia will take over Afghanistan
He thinks that if the Americans leave, the Taliban will take over
He thinks that the Chinese will take over the government
Why doesn’t the helicopter help Brandon?
The pilot can’t see Brandon
There was no way to land or drop a ladder
The helicopter is on fire
The helicopter does help Brandon
Why can’t Richard & Brandon continue climbing to the 107th floor?
They’re too weak to continue
An explosion shook the building
They did climb further
There’s too much debris in the way
Why does Reshmina take away Pasoon’s toy airplane?
To stop him from joining the Taliban
She wanted it for herself
She didn’t take the toy airplane
She wanted to give it to the Kochi as thanks
Why does Reshmina wish she was a part of the Kochi?
Because the Kochi are nice
She doesn’t wish to join the Kochi
They aren’t on either side of the war
The Kochi have a lot of food
