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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7-14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What two adjectives does Amal use to describe Donvale, where the family lived before moving to Camberwell?
(a) Quiet and peaceful.
(b) Sandy and windblown.
(c) Dark and dreary.
(d) Leafy and hilly.

2. According to Amal, women who wear the hijab "all the time" do so whenever in the company of "males who aren't" (2) what?
(a) Married.
(b) Immediate family.
(c) Muslims.
(d) Suitors.

3. In Chapter 8, Simone tells Amal about the emotional abuse she suffers at the hands of which member of her family?
(a) Her cousin.
(b) Her father.
(c) Her sister.
(d) Her mother.

4. In Chapter 8, Amal's father drops her off to meet Simone and Eileen at what type of establishment?
(a) A discotheque.
(b) A movie theater.
(c) A bookstore.
(d) A cafe.

5. During which years of Amal's schooling did she attend Hidaya, translated as "The Guidance" (12)?
(a) 7 through 10.
(b) 9 and 10.
(c) 5 through 7.
(d) 8 through 10.

Short Answer Questions

1. What adjective does Josh use to describe his family's observance of Judaism?

2. Which character uncharacteristically ignores Amal throughout her first day wearing the hijab to McCleans?

3. On what continent does the novel take place?

4. When Amal walks away from the two girls after she hears them call her "oppressed" and say that she looks "like a dag," (63) she uses what type of literary device to indicate her anger?

5. Some time after her epiphany, Amal decides once and for all that she is going to wear the hijab to McCleans when she returns to school after which type of break?

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