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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What is NOT part of the list Amal creates that names the reasons she wants to return to school wearing the hijab?
(a) She is tired of obsessing about how her body looks in the eyes of men.
(b) She wants to be courageous in the face of the prejudice she knows she will endure.
(c) She wants to please her parents.
(d) She wants to strengthen her relationship with her Creator.

4. What is NOT an activity Amal names when she gives examples of occasions when "part-timers" (2) like her wear the hijab?
(a) When they go to the mosque.
(b) When they go to the movies.
(c) When they have a bad hair day.
(d) As part of their uniform at an Islamic school.

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

6. When Josh, Amal, and Simone have a conversation at school in Chapter 11, Josh says that which member of his family will soon be married?
(a) His sister.
(b) His aunt.
(c) His mother.
(d) His niece.

7. On what day of the week does Chapter 7 begin?
(a) Friday.
(b) Monday.
(c) Saturday.
(d) Wednesday.

8. Who accuses Amal of smoking cigarettes in Chapter 5?
(a) Amal's mother.
(b) Aunt Cassandra.
(c) Mrs. Vaselli.
(d) Amal's father.

9. What adjective does Josh use to describe his family's observance of Judaism?
(a) Orthodox.
(b) Ultra-orthodox.
(c) Devoted.
(d) Secular.

10. Which song is featured in the television show Amal watches at the beginning of the narrative?
(a) Greensleeves.
(b) Copacabana.
(c) Maniac.
(d) Do You Think I'm Sexy?.

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

12. In Chapter 8, Simone tells Amal about the emotional abuse she suffers at the hands of which member of her family?
(a) Her cousin.
(b) Her father.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her sister.

13. When Amal first arrived at McCleans, one teacher had expressed surprise that Amal had what type of hair?
(a) Curly.
(b) Straight.
(c) Fair.
(d) Dark.

14. What term does Amal use to describe the Muslim accoutrement worn by her Aunt Cassandra?
(a) Veil.
(b) Burka.
(c) Beanie.
(d) Head-scarf.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Amal hears for the first time in Chapter 14 that which character has a crush on Josh?

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

4. Some time after her epiphany, Amal decides once and for all that she is going to wear the hijab to McCleans when she returns to school after which type of break?

5. When Amal realizes while on the phone with Leila that her "pocket money isn't going to be going towards [her] DVD collection any more," (21) what does she expect that it will now go toward instead?

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