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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What adverb does Amal use to describe the look her parents give one another when she announces during dinner in Chapter 3 that she is going to wear the hijab?
(a) Furtively.
(b) Nervously.
(c) Blandly.
(d) Excitedly.

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

6. Amal reports that she attended what sort of primary school because her family lived too far away from an Islamic school?
(a) Catholic.
(b) Buddhist.
(c) Hebrew.
(d) Episcopalian.

7. Which character calls Amal "touchy" (118) after the two engage in an argument in Chapter 11?
(a) Leila.
(b) Tia.
(c) Eileen.
(d) Mr. Pearse.

8. 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 movies.
(b) As part of their uniform at an Islamic school.
(c) When they go to the mosque.
(d) When they have a bad hair day.

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

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

11. 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) Summer break.
(b) Winter break.
(c) Easter break.
(d) Spring break.

12. 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 father.
(c) Her sister.
(d) Her cousin.

13. The person who will not "stop nagging" (136) Amal to sign up for the debate event does NOT name which of the following characters in a list of strong debaters at McCleans?
(a) Kishion.
(b) Tracy.
(c) Tia.
(d) Josh.

14. On what night of the week does Chapter 10 begin?
(a) Saturday.
(b) Tuesday.
(c) Sunday.
(d) Friday.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. 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"?

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

4. In what activity is Amal participating when she describes her epiphany at the beginning of Chapter 1?

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

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