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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. What sort of literary device does Amal use at the beginning of Chapter 4 to describe her mother's method of waking her up as "severe child abuse" (30)?
(a) Hyperbole.
(b) Simile.
(c) Onomatopoeia.
(d) Understatement.

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

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

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

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

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

8. How does Amal's mother wake her up for school in Chapter 4, in addition to kissing her "face and head" (30)?
(a) She yanks the quilt off Amal's bed.
(b) She turns on loud music.
(c) She jumps up and down on Amal's bedroom floor.
(d) She sounds an airhorn.

9. What does Amal recall saying to the priest in 4th grade inside the confessional that caused him to give her a penance of "five Hail Marys and five of the Lord's Prayer"?
(a) That she lied.
(b) That she was Muslim.
(c) That she had impure thoughts.
(d) That she hated Chris Barkley for calling her a wog.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Amal describes "girls who wear the hijab all the time" (2) by using what term?

2. Amal reports that she attended what sort of primary school because her family lived too far away from an Islamic school?

3. 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?

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

5. 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?

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