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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which character uncharacteristically ignores Amal throughout her first day wearing the hijab to McCleans?
(a) Eileen.
(b) Simone.
(c) Josh.
(d) Adam.

2. 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?
(a) Spring break.
(b) Summer break.
(c) Easter break.
(d) Winter break.

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

4. Amal describes "girls who wear the hijab all the time" (2) by using what term?
(a) Part-timers.
(b) All-timers.
(c) Full-timers.
(d) Permanents.

5. In what country was Amal born, "and then whacked with some seriously confusing identity hyphens" (6)?
(a) Japan.
(b) Pakistan.
(c) Australia.
(d) The Philippines.

6. Which guest at the dinner party tells Amal that she will be limiting her future opportunities by choosing to wear the hijab in public?
(a) Aunt Mandy.
(b) Uncle Joe.
(c) George.
(d) Samantha.

7. The tree under which a conversation takes place in Chapter 12 is next to what type of "oval" (125)?
(a) Football.
(b) Squash.
(c) Soccer.
(d) Cricket.

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

9. When Amal first arrived at McCleans, one teacher had expressed surprise that Amal had what type of eyes?
(a) Hazel.
(b) Fair.
(c) Green.
(d) Blue.

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

11. According to Amal, women who wear the hijab "all the time" do so whenever in the company of "males who aren't" (2) what?
(a) Muslims.
(b) Married.
(c) Immediate family.
(d) Suitors.

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

13. What is the name of the captain of the McCleans student body who is in Year Twelve?
(a) Lara.
(b) Melba.
(c) Kristy.
(d) Sophie.

14. 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 hands and her head.
(b) Her ankles and her neck.
(c) Her ankles and her face.
(d) Her face and her hands.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Amal's mother wake her up for school in Chapter 4, in addition to kissing her "face and head" (30)?

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. In Chapter 8, Simone tells Amal about the emotional abuse she suffers at the hands of which member of her family?

5. The Islamic rite called "wuduh" (117) involves the washing of what body parts?

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