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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 15-24.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what type of a bus is Amal riding when she is harassed by the bus driver in Chapter 17?
(a) A charter bus.
(b) A public bus.
(c) A sea bus.
(d) A minibus.

2. Who accuses Amal of smoking cigarettes in Chapter 5?
(a) Amal's father.
(b) Amal's mother.
(c) Mrs. Vaselli.
(d) Aunt Cassandra.

3. In what city does the narrative take place?
(a) Lahore.
(b) São Paulo.
(c) Melbourne.
(d) Auckland.

4. Which character believes Amal and Eileen when they joke that Amal's father is forcing her to marry a "sixty-five-year-old camel owner in Egypt" (70)?
(a) Kristy.
(b) Eileen.
(c) Tia.
(d) Simone.

5. The Islamic rite called "wuduh" (117) involves the washing of what body parts?
(a) The feet.
(b) The hands.
(c) The teeth.
(d) The ears.

Short Answer Questions

1. What term does Amal use to describe the Muslim accoutrement worn by her Aunt Cassandra?

2. What act does Amal take to show the elderly woman her appreciation for her actions on the bus?

3. Of what transgression does Leila accuse her brother Hakan in Chapter 22?

4. At the end of Chapter 5, how many times within fajr does Amal pray that Ms. Walsh will allow her to wear the hijab at school?

5. Amal reports that when she begins to wear the hijab, she will be wearing clothes that cover all but which two areas of her body?

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