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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was Adam when his mother left the family for good?
(a) 7.
(b) 11.
(c) 5.
(d) 9.

2. Which teacher grabs the note being passed back and forth between Amal and Adam?
(a) Ms. Walsh.
(b) Mr. Baker.
(c) Mr. Pearse.
(d) Mr. Piper.

3. What object does the bus driver use as a means of harassing Amal in Chapter 17?
(a) A bullhorn.
(b) A cell phone video.
(c) A poster.
(d) A radio.

4. In what month is the final debate scheduled to take place?
(a) December.
(b) October.
(c) June.
(d) November.

5. What action does Amal take just before she visits Mrs. Vaselli in Chapter 24?
(a) She reads a book.
(b) She watches a movie.
(c) She takes a jog around the block.
(d) She takes out the garbage.

6. What does the elderly woman sitting near Amal on the bus do before she shouts at the bus driver?
(a) She pulls the cord.
(b) She stands up.
(c) She shakes her fist.
(d) She bangs on the window.

7. At the end of Chapter 33, which character enters class complaining that she had been injured in a nightclub the night before?
(a) Simone.
(b) Lara.
(c) Kristy.
(d) Tia.

8. Amal's midterm break during which she does her holiday homework consists of how many weeks in total?
(a) 1.
(b) 6.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

9. About which character is Amal thinking in Chapter 30 when she listens to music?
(a) Adam.
(b) Leila.
(c) Eileen.
(d) Samantha.

10. Who announces the teams for the final two debating rounds at the start of Chapter 27?
(a) Mr. Pearse.
(b) Ms. Walsh.
(c) Lara.
(d) Mike.

11. With which two characters is Amal teamed up for the final round of debates?
(a) Leila and Josh.
(b) Adam and Eileen.
(c) Josh and Adam.
(d) Simone and Eileen.

12. Mrs. Vaselli reveals to Amal in Chapter 24 that she cut off contact with her son after he married what sort of woman?
(a) A Scientologist.
(b) A Jehovah's Witness.
(c) A Catholic.
(d) An Orthodox Jew.

13. Which classmate of Amal's decides to interrogate Amal mercilessly in front of the whole class in Chapter 19?
(a) Simone.
(b) Eileen.
(c) Tia.
(d) Kristy.

14. What two words does the elderly woman apply to the tool she accuses the bus driver of using to bother his passengers?
(a) Refuse and rubbish.
(b) Balderdash and rubbish.
(c) Nonsense and rubbish.
(d) Nonsense and poppycock.

15. How much time passes between Chapter 23 and Chapter 24?
(a) A month.
(b) A day.
(c) A year.
(d) A week.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what location in Amal's home does she spend both Saturday and Sunday in Chapter 29?

2. In Chapter 25, Simone demonstrates that she is good at what sport?

3. What type of fruit do Amal and Jamila put inside the biscuits that they bake for Mrs. Vaselli in Chapter 23?

4. How old does Aunt Mandy claim to be when the family celebrates her birthday in Chapter 21?

5. Who invites Amal to a birthday party for Adam in Chapter 27?

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