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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) Dark and dreary.
(b) Sandy and windblown.
(c) Quiet and peaceful.
(d) Leafy and hilly.

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

3. When Amal and Adam speak beneath a tree in Chapter 12, what item does Adam say his biological mother always sends him on his birthday?
(a) A postcard.
(b) A sweater.
(c) A wad of cash.
(d) A teddy bear.

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

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

6. Which character calls Amal "touchy" (118) after the two engage in an argument in Chapter 11?
(a) Tia.
(b) Mr. Pearse.
(c) Leila.
(d) Eileen.

7. 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.

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

9. What is NOT an activity Amal names when she gives examples of occasions when "part-timers" (2) like her wear the hijab?
(a) As part of their uniform at an Islamic school.
(b) When they go to the mosque.
(c) When they go to the movies.
(d) When they have a bad hair day.

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

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

12. 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 cousin.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her sister.

13. What is NOT part of the list Amal creates that names the reasons she wants to return to school wearing the hijab?
(a) She wants to be courageous in the face of the prejudice she knows she will endure.
(b) She wants to please her parents.
(c) She wants to strengthen her relationship with her Creator.
(d) She is tired of obsessing about how her body looks in the eyes of men.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. What is the name of Aunt Mandy and Uncle Joe's only daughter?

3. 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?

4. How many siblings does Amal have?

5. Which song is featured in the television show Amal watches at the beginning of the narrative?

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