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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Amal reports that she attended what sort of primary school because her family lived too far away from an Islamic school?
(a) Hebrew.
(b) Catholic.
(c) Buddhist.
(d) Episcopalian.

2. What television show is on when Amal has the epiphany described in Chapter 1?
(a) Big Brother.
(b) Friends.
(c) Angry Boys.
(d) Survivor.

3. What is NOT part of the list Amal creates that names the reasons she wants to return to school wearing the hijab?
(a) She is tired of obsessing about how her body looks in the eyes of men.
(b) She wants to be courageous in the face of the prejudice she knows she will endure.
(c) She wants to please her parents.
(d) She wants to strengthen her relationship with her Creator.

4. In what country does the narrative of Does My Head Look Big in This? take place?
(a) Australia.
(b) New Zealand.
(c) Pakistan.
(d) Brazil.

5. What is Donvale?
(a) A district.
(b) A neighborhood.
(c) A township.
(d) A city.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Amal realizes while on the phone with Leila that her "pocket money isn't going to be going towards [her] DVD collection any more," (21) what does she expect that it will now go toward instead?

2. Amal reports that her mother has what type of obsession?

3. What is NOT an activity Amal names when she gives examples of occasions when "part-timers" (2) like her wear the hijab?

4. What sort of literary device does Amal use at the beginning of Chapter 4 to describe her mother's method of waking her up as "severe child abuse" (30)?

5. How does Amal's mother wake her up for school in Chapter 4, in addition to kissing her "face and head" (30)?

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