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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Where is Eileen on the day when Adam and Josh join Amal and Simone beneath a tree during lunchtime?
(a) On vacation.
(b) Home sick.
(c) Taking a test.
(d) At college.

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

5. 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) Tracy.
(b) Kishion.
(c) Tia.
(d) Josh.

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

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

8. During which years of Amal's schooling did she attend Hidaya, translated as "The Guidance" (12)?
(a) 8 through 10.
(b) 9 and 10.
(c) 5 through 7.
(d) 7 through 10.

9. 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) Simone.
(c) Tia.
(d) Leila.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. On what continent does the novel take place?

3. When Josh, Amal, and Simone have a conversation at school in Chapter 11, Josh says that which member of his family will soon be married?

4. In what location does Amal, the protagonist of the novel, have an epiphany at the start of Chapter 1?

5. 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"?

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