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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

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

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

4. How many siblings does Amal have?
(a) 3.
(b) 1.
(c) None.
(d) 4.

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

6. What is Donvale?
(a) A city.
(b) A neighborhood.
(c) A district.
(d) A township.

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

8. What television show is on when Amal has the epiphany described in Chapter 1?
(a) Angry Boys.
(b) Friends.
(c) Big Brother.
(d) Survivor.

9. In what city does the narrative take place?
(a) Auckland.
(b) São Paulo.
(c) Lahore.
(d) Melbourne.

10. In what location had Amal been planning to meet her friends before she told a lie to get out of it in Chapter 7?
(a) A house party.
(b) A cafe.
(c) A bar.
(d) A dance club.

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

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

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

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

15. For what length of time have Amal and her family lived in Donvale?
(a) 1 year.
(b) 6 months.
(c) 3 years.
(d) 9 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. Amal reports that which character will not "stop nagging" (136) her about signing up for the debate team?

2. At the end of Chapter 5, how many times within fajr does Amal pray that Ms. Walsh will allow her to wear the hijab at school?

3. Where is Eileen on the day when Adam and Josh join Amal and Simone beneath a tree during lunchtime?

4. Which term in her eleventh grade year is Amal entering when she returns to McCleans after break in Chapter 3?

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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