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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Simone and Amal travel home from school together in Chapter 8, Simone says that which character had accused Simone of spending more money on Big Macs per month than she did on a gym membership?
(a) Ms. Walsh.
(b) Tia.
(c) Kristy.
(d) Eileen.

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

3. Amal claims that the captain of the McCleans student body is "unbelievably" (95) what?
(a) Pompous.
(b) Beautiful.
(c) Smart.
(d) Ignorant.

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

5. Which term in her eleventh grade year is Amal entering when she returns to McCleans after break in Chapter 3?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 1.

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

7. 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 dance club.
(b) A house party.
(c) A cafe.
(d) A bar.

8. 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) Onomatopoeia.
(b) Hyperbole.
(c) Understatement.
(d) Simile.

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

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

11. What method of transportation do Amal and Simone use to travel home from school together in Chapter 8?
(a) Train.
(b) School bus.
(c) Tram.
(d) City bus.

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

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

14. In Chapter 8, Amal's father drops her off to meet Simone and Eileen at what type of establishment?
(a) A cafe.
(b) A bookstore.
(c) A discotheque.
(d) A movie theater.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what location is Amal standing when she overhears two other female students talking about her in the locker room?

2. What television show is on when Amal has the epiphany described in Chapter 1?

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

4. 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)?

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

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