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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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?
(a) His niece.
(b) His sister.
(c) His mother.
(d) His aunt.

4. Amal thinks to herself that most people assume that there are how many types within the "Muslim appearance" (135)?
(a) 5.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 1.

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

6. The Islamic rite called "wuduh" (117) involves the washing of what body parts?
(a) The teeth.
(b) The feet.
(c) The ears.
(d) The hands.

7. 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 yanks the quilt off Amal's bed.
(d) She jumps up and down on Amal's bedroom floor.

8. In what grade did Leila begin to wear the hijab on a full-time basis, according to Amal?
(a) 7th.
(b) 8th.
(c) 10th.
(d) 9th.

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

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

11. In what location does Amal finally sign up to participate in debate near the end of Chapter 14?
(a) The counseling office.
(b) The library.
(c) The gymnasium.
(d) Her homeroom.

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

13. What is the name of Aunt Mandy and Uncle Joe's only daughter?
(a) Samantha.
(b) Eileen.
(c) Aysha.
(d) Leila.

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

15. Samantha is in which year of her studies at the university?
(a) Her second.
(b) Her third.
(c) Her fifth.
(d) Her first.

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. 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)?

3. In Chapter 8, Amal's father drops her off to meet Simone and Eileen at what type of establishment?

4. In what city does the narrative take place?

5. Which term in her eleventh grade year is Amal entering when she returns to McCleans after break in Chapter 3?

(see the answer keys)

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