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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Amal recalls in Chapter 7 that when she attended Islamic College, a group of boys had thrown a can of what liquid at the vehicle the boys called a "'wog' school bus" (79)?
(a) Coke.
(b) Fanta.
(c) Pepsi.
(d) Tab.

2. 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.

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

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

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

6. 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)?
(a) Simone.
(b) Kristy.
(c) Tia.
(d) Eileen.

7. 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.

8. In what country does the narrative of Does My Head Look Big in This? take place?
(a) Australia.
(b) Pakistan.
(c) New Zealand.
(d) Brazil.

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

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

11. Which character warns Amal that she should be careful about the messages she communicates to Adam?
(a) Tia.
(b) Amal's mother.
(c) Eileen.
(d) Samantha.

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

13. How does Amal characterize her relationship with her mother?
(a) Very close.
(b) Antagonistic.
(c) Getting closer.
(d) Drifting apart.

14. On what continent does the novel take place?
(a) Asia.
(b) Australia.
(c) North America.
(d) South America.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Donvale?

2. What is the name of the captain of the McCleans student body who is in Year Twelve?

3. What adjective does Josh use to describe his family's observance of Judaism?

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

5. What is NOT an activity Amal names when she gives examples of occasions when "part-timers" (2) like her wear the hijab?

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