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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Josh.
(c) Tia.
(d) Kishion.

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

3. 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) Married.
(b) Suitors.
(c) Muslims.
(d) Immediate family.

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

5. 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) 7 through 10.
(d) 5 through 7.

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

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

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

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

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

11. In what location is Amal standing when she overhears two other female students talking about her in the locker room?
(a) In the boys' locker room.
(b) In the girls' locker room.
(c) The hallway.
(d) Under the gym bleachers.

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

14. 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) Excitedly.
(b) Furtively.
(c) Blandly.
(d) Nervously.

15. What is the name of the boy whom Amal has a crush on?
(a) Josh.
(b) Geoffrey.
(c) Brad.
(d) Adam.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Amal characterize her relationship with her mother?

2. What two adjectives does Amal use to describe Donvale, where the family lived before moving to Camberwell?

3. What method of transportation do Amal and Simone use to travel home from school together in Chapter 8?

4. For what length of time have Amal and her family lived in Donvale?

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

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