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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What two adjectives does Amal use to describe Donvale, where the family lived before moving to Camberwell?
(a) Quiet and peaceful.
(b) Dark and dreary.
(c) Leafy and hilly.
(d) Sandy and windblown.

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

3. Which song is featured in the television show Amal watches at the beginning of the narrative?
(a) Copacabana.
(b) Do You Think I'm Sexy?.
(c) Maniac.
(d) Greensleeves.

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

5. What is Donvale?
(a) A district.
(b) A neighborhood.
(c) A township.
(d) A city.

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

7. Which guest at the dinner party tells Amal that she will be limiting her future opportunities by choosing to wear the hijab in public?
(a) Uncle Joe.
(b) Aunt Mandy.
(c) Samantha.
(d) George.

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

9. What television show is on when Amal has the epiphany described in Chapter 1?
(a) Survivor.
(b) Friends.
(c) Big Brother.
(d) Angry Boys.

10. 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 bar.
(d) A cafe.

11. For what length of time have Amal and her family lived in Donvale?
(a) 3 years.
(b) 1 year.
(c) 6 months.
(d) 9 years.

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

13. At the end of Chapter 5, how many times within fajr does Amal pray that Ms. Walsh will allow her to wear the hijab at school?
(a) 3.
(b) 9.
(c) 1.
(d) 5.

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

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

Short Answer 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?

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

3. When Amal first arrived at McCleans, one teacher had expressed surprise that Amal had what type of eyes?

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

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

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