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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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?
(a) Personification.
(b) Simile.
(c) Understatement.
(d) Hyperbole.

3. Near the end of Chapter 17, Amal tells the reader that "Sometimes it is easy to lose faith in" (161) what?
(a) People.
(b) Family.
(c) Peace.
(d) Love.

4. On what continent does the novel take place?
(a) Australia.
(b) Asia.
(c) North America.
(d) South America.

5. Amal claims that the captain of the McCleans student body is "unbelievably" (95) what?
(a) Beautiful.
(b) Pompous.
(c) Smart.
(d) Ignorant.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The Islamic rite called "wuduh" (117) involves the washing of what body parts?

3. What object does the bus driver use as a means of harassing Amal in Chapter 17?

4. When Chapter 15 begins, how many months have passed since Amal began the third term of Year Eleven at McCleans?

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

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