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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who invites Amal to a birthday party for Adam in Chapter 27?
(a) Josh.
(b) Charlene.
(c) Simone.
(d) Adam.

3. When Gulchin will not agree to let Leila go out to dinner with her friends at night for her birthday, to what location is the surprise party moved?
(a) Yasmeen's house.
(b) Eileen's house.
(c) Amal's house.
(d) Samantha's dorm.

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

5. Near the end of Chapter 17, Amal tells the reader that "Sometimes it is easy to lose faith in" (161) what?
(a) People.
(b) Family.
(c) Love.
(d) Peace.

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

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

8. How many lies does Amal tell when she is trying to get permission to attend a birthday party?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 1.
(d) 4.

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

10. What beverage do Amal and Mrs. Vaselli drink as they sit on the porch in Chapter 32?
(a) Tea.
(b) Coffee.
(c) Cider.
(d) Cocoa.

11. On what night of the week does Amal watch a movie at Leila's house in Chapter 22?
(a) Monday.
(b) Friday.
(c) Thursday.
(d) Saturday.

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

13. What present does Jamila want Amal to deliver as a birthday present for Mrs. Vaselli?
(a) A camera.
(b) A shawl.
(c) A coffee mug.
(d) An exercise bike.

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

15. How many years does the Victoria Certificate of Education take to complete?
(a) 3 months.
(b) 6 months.
(c) 5 years.
(d) 2 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Amal ultimately respond to a particular character's smile of apology in Chapter 30?

2. What act does Amal take to show the elderly woman her appreciation for her actions on the bus?

3. With which character does Amal speak on the phone the evening after her talk with Mr. Pearse in Chapter 26?

4. Amal says in Chapter 33 that she and which character have a record of "long-standing efforts to destroy each other" (274)?

5. Of what transgression does Leila accuse her brother Hakan in Chapter 22?

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