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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What aspect of the teacher's appearance does Amal make fun of in her note to Adam?
(a) His suspenders.
(b) His glasses.
(c) His bowtie.
(d) His toupee.

2. In what month do Amal and Mrs. Vaselli sit together on Mrs. Vaselli's porch in Chapter 32?
(a) March.
(b) January.
(c) October.
(d) November.

3. Who is most impressed by Simone's prowess on a certain kind of court in Chapter 25?
(a) Adam.
(b) Josh.
(c) Eileen.
(d) Amal.

4. With which character does Amal speak on the phone the evening after her talk with Mr. Pearse in Chapter 26?
(a) Yasmeen.
(b) Aunt Cassandra.
(c) Samantha.
(d) Leila.

5. Of what transgression does Leila accuse her brother Hakan in Chapter 22?
(a) Leaving the refrigerator door open the night before.
(b) Leaving the back door open the night before.
(c) Leaving the front door open the night before.
(d) Leaving the front porch light on all night.

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

7. What is the name of the stranger Amal and her family meet at Uncle Joe and Mandy's house in Chapter 21?
(a) Jeffrey.
(b) Alan.
(c) Mike.
(d) Brady.

8. 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) Kristy.
(c) Tia.
(d) Lara.

9. Adam is amazed when he finds out in Chapter 15 that Amal believes that which religious figure was a true prophet of God?
(a) Muhammed.
(b) Pope Francis I.
(c) Buddha.
(d) Jesus Christ.

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

11. From whom does Amal ask permission to attend a birthday party in Chapter 27?
(a) Samantha.
(b) Ms. Walsh.
(c) Jamila.
(d) Mohammed.

12. When Uncle Joe describes his wife Mandy's cooking skills, what piece of Australian lingo does he use?
(a) Beaut sheila.
(b) Crikey.
(c) Fairdinkum.
(d) Mate.

13. About what topic or topics does Amal lie when she is having a discussion about going to a birthday party?
(a) Parent supervision.
(b) Alcohol and male guests.
(c) Alcohol.
(d) Parent supervision and drugs.

14. 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 Jehovah's Witness.
(b) An Orthodox Jew.
(c) A Catholic.
(d) A Scientologist.

15. About what topic does a particular classmate of Amal's question Amal in front of the whole class in Chapter 19?
(a) Virginity.
(b) 9/11.
(c) Female circumcision.
(d) Menstruation.

Short Answer Questions

1. For how many years has Mrs. Vaselli been out of contact with her son?

2. In what location is the restaurant to which Jamila and Mohammed go in Chapter 18 to celebrate their anniversary?

3. Which teacher grabs the note being passed back and forth between Amal and Adam?

4. What object does the bus driver use as a means of harassing Amal in Chapter 17?

5. Amal's midterm break during which she does her holiday homework consists of how many weeks in total?

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