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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what location does Amal finally sign up to participate in debate near the end of Chapter 14?
(a) Her homeroom.
(b) The counseling office.
(c) The library.
(d) The gymnasium.

2. Amal reports that she attended what sort of primary school because her family lived too far away from an Islamic school?
(a) Buddhist.
(b) Hebrew.
(c) Catholic.
(d) Episcopalian.

3. Amal thinks to herself that most people assume that there are how many types within the "Muslim appearance" (135)?
(a) 4.
(b) 1.
(c) 5.
(d) 2.

4. How does Amal characterize her relationship with her mother?
(a) Drifting apart.
(b) Antagonistic.
(c) Very close.
(d) Getting closer.

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

6. Amal hears for the first time in Chapter 14 that which character has a crush on Josh?
(a) Samantha.
(b) Eileen.
(c) Tia.
(d) Simone.

7. In what location does Amal, the protagonist of the novel, have an epiphany at the start of Chapter 1?
(a) At the gym.
(b) At school.
(c) At her home.
(d) At the track.

8. In what grade did Leila begin to wear the hijab on a full-time basis, according to Amal?
(a) 8th.
(b) 9th.
(c) 7th.
(d) 10th.

9. The acronym SRC stands for the name of what organization, according to Amal?
(a) Student Resident Committee.
(b) Student Representative Council.
(c) Student Resident Council.
(d) Student Representative Committee.

10. Who demands in Chapter 10 that Leila fix him a plate of food?
(a) Uncle Joe.
(b) George.
(c) Uncle Tariq.
(d) Hakan.

11. Which character warns Amal that she should be careful about the messages she communicates to Adam?
(a) Samantha.
(b) Amal's mother.
(c) Tia.
(d) Eileen.

12. What is the name of the vice captain of the McCleans student body who is in Year Eleven?
(a) Paul.
(b) Stephen.
(c) Logan.
(d) Mike.

13. How does Amal describe her own identity?
(a) Brazilian-Muslim-Palestinian.
(b) Australian-Muslim-Palestinian.
(c) Pakistani-Muslim-Israeli.
(d) Australian-Muslim-Israeli.

14. In what activity is Amal participating when she describes her epiphany at the beginning of Chapter 1?
(a) Brushing her teeth.
(b) Doing her homework.
(c) Knitting.
(d) Exercising.

15. Amal reports that her mother has what type of obsession?
(a) An obsession with exercise.
(b) An obsession with cleanliness.
(c) An obsession with eavesdropping.
(d) An obsession with arts and crafts.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 8, Amal's father drops her off to meet Simone and Eileen at what type of establishment?

2. The tree under which a conversation takes place in Chapter 12 is next to what type of "oval" (125)?

3. During which years of Amal's schooling did she attend Hidaya, translated as "The Guidance" (12)?

4. Amal reminds her father in Chapter 8 that she is how old?

5. What two adjectives does Amal use to describe Donvale, where the family lived before moving to Camberwell?

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