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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the name of the boy whom Amal has a crush on?
(a) Josh.
(b) Brad.
(c) Adam.
(d) Geoffrey.

3. In what location is Amal standing when she overhears two other female students talking about her in the locker room?
(a) In the girls' locker room.
(b) Under the gym bleachers.
(c) The hallway.
(d) In the boys' locker room.

4. For what length of time have Amal and her family lived in Donvale?
(a) 3 years.
(b) 6 months.
(c) 9 years.
(d) 1 year.

5. In what activity is Amal participating when she describes her epiphany at the beginning of Chapter 1?
(a) Doing her homework.
(b) Exercising.
(c) Knitting.
(d) Brushing her teeth.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what location does Amal, the protagonist of the novel, have an epiphany at the start of Chapter 1?

2. In what country was Amal born, "and then whacked with some seriously confusing identity hyphens" (6)?

3. What two adjectives does Amal use to describe Donvale, where the family lived before moving to Camberwell?

4. What is Donvale?

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

(see the answer key)

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