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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 does Amal recall saying to the priest in 4th grade inside the confessional that caused him to give her a penance of "five Hail Marys and five of the Lord's Prayer"?
(a) That she hated Chris Barkley for calling her a wog.
(b) That she was Muslim.
(c) That she lied.
(d) That she had impure thoughts.

2. Amal reports that which character will not "stop nagging" (136) her about signing up for the debate team?
(a) Mr. Pearse.
(b) Adam.
(c) Josh.
(d) Simone.

3. Which term in her eleventh grade year is Amal entering when she returns to McCleans after break in Chapter 3?
(a) 2.
(b) 1.
(c) 3.
(d) 4.

4. Which character calls Amal "touchy" (118) after the two engage in an argument in Chapter 11?
(a) Leila.
(b) Tia.
(c) Eileen.
(d) Mr. Pearse.

5. How does Amal's mother wake her up for school in Chapter 4, in addition to kissing her "face and head" (30)?
(a) She jumps up and down on Amal's bedroom floor.
(b) She yanks the quilt off Amal's bed.
(c) She turns on loud music.
(d) She sounds an airhorn.

Short Answer Questions

1. What method of transportation do Amal and Simone use to travel home from school together in Chapter 8?

2. Who demands in Chapter 10 that Leila fix him a plate of food?

3. Which guest at the dinner party tells Amal that she will be limiting her future opportunities by choosing to wear the hijab in public?

4. Amal describes "girls who wear the hijab all the time" (2) by using what term?

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

(see the answer key)

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