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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. For what length of time have Amal and her family lived in Donvale?
(a) 6 months.
(b) 9 years.
(c) 3 years.
(d) 1 year.

3. When Amal first arrived at McCleans, one teacher had expressed surprise that Amal had what type of hair?
(a) Fair.
(b) Straight.
(c) Dark.
(d) Curly.

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

5. Who accuses Amal of smoking cigarettes in Chapter 5?
(a) Amal's mother.
(b) Amal's father.
(c) Aunt Cassandra.
(d) Mrs. Vaselli.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what grade did Leila begin to wear the hijab on a full-time basis, according to Amal?

2. The person who will not "stop nagging" (136) Amal to sign up for the debate event does NOT name which of the following characters in a list of strong debaters at McCleans?

3. In what location does Amal finally sign up to participate in debate near the end of Chapter 14?

4. When Amal walks away from the two girls after she hears them call her "oppressed" and say that she looks "like a dag," (63) she uses what type of literary device to indicate her anger?

5. Amal reports that which character will not "stop nagging" (136) her about signing up for the debate team?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what way does Abdel-Fattah combine irony with the motif of dreams in Chapter 2?

2. Describe the differences between Amal's old neighborhood of Donvale and the suburb of Camberwell where the family had moved the year before narrative present.

3. How does Amal describe her own identity?

4. How does Gulchin, Leila's mother, feel about how her son Hakan treats his sister Leila?

5. In what way does Simone demonstrate a growing confidence around Josh in Chapter 11?

6. How does Amal characterize her first day of wearing the hijab to McCleans when she calls Leila at the end of the day?

7. How does Amal feel in Chapter 7 when her classmates break their silence about her hijab?

8. What major decision does Amal, the protagonist of the novel, make at the beginning of the narrative?

9. What is the main source of Simone's negative body image?

10. For what reason does Amal enter the women's restroom at the start of Chapter 11 and how does Tia react when she enters the restroom?

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