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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 25-33.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which character believes Amal and Eileen when they joke that Amal's father is forcing her to marry a "sixty-five-year-old camel owner in Egypt" (70)?
(a) Kristy.
(b) Simone.
(c) Eileen.
(d) Tia.

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

3. On what night of the week will the birthday party be taking place, according to someone in Chapter 27?
(a) Friday.
(b) Thursday.
(c) Saturday.
(d) Sunday.

4. What adverb does Amal use to describe the look her parents give one another when she announces during dinner in Chapter 3 that she is going to wear the hijab?
(a) Nervously.
(b) Blandly.
(c) Furtively.
(d) Excitedly.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How old does Aunt Mandy claim to be when the family celebrates her birthday in Chapter 21?

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

3. What expression of mirth do Amal and Mrs. Vaselli share together, as depicted in the final line of Chapter 32?

4. Who invites Amal to a birthday party for Adam in Chapter 27?

5. When Amal first arrived at McCleans, one teacher had expressed surprise that Amal had what type of hair?

(see the answer key)

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