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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the name of the boy whom Amal has a crush on?
(a) Adam.
(b) Brad.
(c) Geoffrey.
(d) Josh.

3. Samantha is in which year of her studies at the university?
(a) Her first.
(b) Her third.
(c) Her second.
(d) Her fifth.

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

5. Amal reminds her father in Chapter 8 that she is how old?
(a) 16.
(b) 15.
(c) 17.
(d) 14.

6. Of the following, which character is on the list Amal makes of people she believes may be unsupportive of her decision to wear the hijab all the time?
(a) Eileen.
(b) Leila.
(c) Simone.
(d) Tia.

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

8. How old is George, the only son of Aunt Mandy and Uncle Joe?
(a) 9.
(b) 4.
(c) 16.
(d) 14.

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

10. When Amal walks away from the two girls after she hears them call her "oppressed" and say that she looks "like a dag," (63) she uses what type of literary device to indicate her anger?
(a) Hyperbole.
(b) Simile.
(c) Personification.
(d) Understatement.

11. In what country does the narrative of Does My Head Look Big in This? take place?
(a) New Zealand.
(b) Pakistan.
(c) Brazil.
(d) Australia.

12. What is the name of Aunt Mandy and Uncle Joe's only daughter?
(a) Leila.
(b) Samantha.
(c) Aysha.
(d) Eileen.

13. 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.

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

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

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 claims that the captain of the McCleans student body is "unbelievably" (95) what?

3. What term does Amal use to describe the Muslim accoutrement worn by her Aunt Cassandra?

4. How does Amal describe her own identity?

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

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