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Ground Zero 1-12

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 52mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Brandon and his father live by the saying:

a)

"We can do it"

b)

"We are a team"

c)

"let's get this done"

d)

None of the above

2.

Where does Brandon's father work?

a)

South Tower at Windows on the World restaurant

b)

North tower at McDonalds

c)

North Tower at Windows on the World restaurant

d)

none of the above

3.

What group does Pasoon want to join?

a)

al-qaeda

b)

American troops

c)

Taliban

4.

What does Brandon want to buy at the underground mall?

a)

Bugs Bunny

b)

Tazmanian Devil

c)

toy Wolverine claws

5.

What surprises Reshmina about the translator that arrived with the soldiers?

a)

It is a female, and she is Afghan

b)

It is her dad

c)

She's an American

6.

Who does Reshmina encounter on her journey to collect firewood?

a)

Taliban soldiers

b)

An American soldier

c)

Pasoon and his friend

7.

American soldiers are looking for _____________ in Afghan homes.

a)

Refugees

b)

Weapons

c)

Taliban

d)

Other Americans

8.

Taz's good luck charm is a ____________________.

a)

Bugs Bunny keychain

b)

Rabbit's foot

c)

Tasmanian Devil stuffed animal

d)

Daffy Duck stuffed animal

9.

How is the plot most advanced by Reshmina's decision to give refuge to Taz?

a)

Her decision complicates her feelings about the Taliban

b)

Her decision foreshadows Pasoon's secret desire to join the Taliban

c)

Her decision reveals how the village supports the Taliban and its goals

d)

Her decision initiates the conflict between the village, the Taliban, and American-led forces.

10.

Which of the following best characterizes Brandon?

a)

Courageous

b)

Timid

c)

Ambitious

d)

Intimidating

11.

Why did Reshmina help Taz?

a)

It was part of Pushtanwali

b)

She wanted to.

c)

Her parents forced her to.

d)

She wanted to move to America.

12.

Why did Reshmina's brother Pasoon get so angry with her?

a)

She lost his favorite toy.

b)

She called him a name.

c)

She brought an American soldier into their home.

d)

She wouldn't share her snack with him.

13.

Why did Brandon’s dad bring Brandon to work? 

a)

Brandon was interested in his dad’s work

b)

Brandon had broken his leg and didn’t want to be by himself

c)

Brandon secretly followed his dad to work

d)

He was suspended, no one can stay with him at home

14.

Why does Pasoon want to join the Taliban?

a)

Pasoon was forced to

b)

Pasoon hates the Americans  

c)

Pasoon doesn’t want to join

d)

Pasoon thinks it will be fun

15.

How was Reshmina’s sister Hila killed? 

a)

She was hit by a car

b)

She was really sick

c)

She didn’t die

d)

In the fighting between the US soldiers and the Taliban

16.

Reshmina and other children learned their letters from a primer. Where did these

primers come from?

a)

The Soviet Union

b)

The United States

c)

Kabul

d)

India

17.

List the events in order

A. Brandon escapes the elevator and gets survivors to save the other passengers. 

B. Brandon leaves the Windows on the World while his father is managing a kitchen fire.

C.  Brandon climbs over debris and destruction as he is heading up the tower towards his dad.

a)

B.

b)

A.

c)

C.

1)
2)
3)
18.

Order the following in chronological order:

A. Reshmina leads a wounded American soldier into her home and gives him refuge.

B. Reshmina searches for Passoon before he reachers the Taliban and gets caught in a battle. 

C. Afghan and American forces search the homes in Reshmina's village. 

a)

C

b)

A.

c)

B

1)
2)
3)
19.

Of the two characters, Brandon or Reshmina, which one do enjoy the most reading about. Use capital letters and punctuation. Must use comple sentences.

Use this sentence starter: Of the two characters, I enjoy____ the most.

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