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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 34-45.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Amal reports that when she begins to wear the hijab, she will be wearing clothes that cover all but which two areas of her body?
(a) Her face and her hands.
(b) Her ankles and her face.
(c) Her hands and her head.
(d) Her ankles and her neck.

3. In addition to the stress caused by Amal's runaway friend, what upcoming event is causing her stress?
(a) The debate.
(b) The basketball game.
(c) The college admissions fair.
(d) The dance.

4. What movie does Amal report staying up late to watch in Chapter 23, causing her to feel altruistic?
(a) The Goonies.
(b) The Miracle Worker.
(c) Riding in Cars With Boys.
(d) Erin Brockovich.

5. Mrs. Vaselli reveals to Amal in Chapter 24 that she cut off contact with her son after he married what sort of woman?
(a) A Scientologist.
(b) A Jehovah's Witness.
(c) A Catholic.
(d) An Orthodox Jew.

Short Answer 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)?

2. Amal says in Chapter 33 that she and which character have a record of "long-standing efforts to destroy each other" (274)?

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

4. Who announces the teams for the final two debating rounds at the start of Chapter 27?

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

(see the answer key)

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