Q4. What was Maria's reaction to her mother's suggestion not to wear her tudung?

She was angry and felt that her mother was being ridiculous

Q10. Why did she say that she was doing it "because I knew that Maria had worn her tudung for her interview"?

She felt empowered by her daughter's success

Q8. Why do you think Nur Jannah answered no to all of his questions?

She could not afford what Shafiq was asking for

Q5. Why did Nur Jannah stop Terence from eating the fried vermicelli?

She did not trust that it was halal

Q7. Why did Shafiq want to have a piano?

To play in a concert and help make money for his mother

Q3. Why did Shafiq tell Terence that he had bought a birthday gift when he had not?

His mother had "drilled" him to say that, His mother wanted him to be invited to Terence's birthday party

Q3. Why did the narrator not want Maria to wear her tudung?

She felt that Maria could not find a job because of it

Q9. What did the narrator ask the taxi driver to change?

The song on the radio which was in chinese

Q10. What do you think Nur Jannah meant when she said "Because you're my son"

That she could not afford all the things he wanted to buy and she was sorry

Q6. What did the narrator's sister lie to her about?

About wanting Maria to tutor her son

Q5. What did the narrator's sister mean when she says "It's become their country"?

The country no longer belonged to the Malays, That the majority was Chinese and so they had to suit the majority

Q1. Why did Nur Jannah tell her son to make friends with the Chinese boys?

She wanted him to pick up their habits

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Q4. What was Maria's reaction to her mother's suggestion not to wear her tudung?
She laughed and thought that her mother was being silly
She was irritated that her mother was nagging at her about finding a job
She was angry and felt that her mother was being ridiculous
She felt that it was unfair that all her friends had found a job
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Q10. Why did she say that she was doing it "because I knew that Maria had worn her tudung for her interview"?
Maria had asked her to do it
Maria would be speaking on the radio and she wanted to hear it
She felt empowered by her daughter's success
She was happy for Maria and wanted to listen to her favourite song
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Q4. What did Nur Jannah realize when she and Shafiq arrived at the birthday party?
The party was for family members only
It was very comforting and homely
They were out of place
There was no buffet
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Q8. Why do you think Nur Jannah answered no to all of his questions?
She did not want to indulge him
She did not want him to be greedy
She had other presents that she wanted to buy
She could not afford what Shafiq was asking for
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Q6. What did Shafiq ask his mother for that night?
A piano and a water gun
The same toys Terence had received
A book and new clothes
A birthday party like Terence
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Q2. Nur Jannah was not well-off and struggled to make an income
False
True
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Q8. Did Maria get hired in the end?
No
Yes
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Q5. Why did Nur Jannah stop Terence from eating the fried vermicelli?
It was not tasty
She did not trust that it was halal
She was worried he would get a stomach ache
There was pork in the noodles
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Q9. How did Nur Jannah feel when she looked at Shafiq go to school every morning?
Joyful
Pity
Remorse
Grateful
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Bonus Question: Who is the author of both short stories you have read?
Alfien Sat
Alfian Sa'at
Alfian Saat
Ali Said
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Q2. Maria says "I'm already late, Mak." What was she late for?
School
An interview
Her job
To meet her friend
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Q7. Why did Shafiq want to have a piano?
He wanted to be a musician when he grows up
To practice the music lessons he learnt in school
To play in a concert and help make money for his mother
So that he could play the piano like Terence
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Q1. The narrator is Maria's mother
True
False
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Q3. Why did Shafiq tell Terence that he had bought a birthday gift when he had not?
He wanted it to be a surprise
His mother had "drilled" him to say that
His mother wanted him to be invited to Terence's birthday party
He really wanted to go to Terence's birthday party
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Q3. Why did the narrator not want Maria to wear her tudung?
Maria did not know how to wear it properly
It kept geting caught in the door of the taxi
She did not want Maria to look too pretty
She felt that Maria could not find a job because of it
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Q9. What did the narrator ask the taxi driver to change?
The song on the radio which was in chinese
The volume of the radio. It was too loud.
The temperature. It was too hot.
The direction of the route. She was going to celebrate with her daughter.
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Q10. What do you think Nur Jannah meant when she said "Because you're my son"
That he should not be greedy and should stop asking for things
That he was her son, so it was her choice what to buy for him
That she did not want him to be distracted from his studies
That she could not afford all the things he wanted to buy and she was sorry
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Q6. What did the narrator's sister lie to her about?
She lied about passing her mee soto for dinner
About wanting Maria to tutor her son
About the way she plucked the bean sprouts
She had lied about Maria wearing her tudung
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Q5. What did the narrator's sister mean when she says "It's become their country"?
The country had been overtaken with immigrants from china
The country no longer belonged to the Malays
The country had been overtaken by foreigners
That the majority was Chinese and so they had to suit the majority
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Q7. What actually happened to Maria's Tudung?
Her mother did not iron it
The narrator had hid it
Her mother wore it
She accidentally washed it
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Q1. Why did Nur Jannah tell her son to make friends with the Chinese boys?
She wanted him to learn to speak chinese
She wanted him to pick up their habits
She wanted him to be kind to them
She wanted him to have more friends from other races

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