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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. On what day of the week does Chapter 7 begin?
(a) Wednesday.
(b) Friday.
(c) Saturday.
(d) Monday.

2. Which character warns Amal that she should be careful about the messages she communicates to Adam?
(a) Amal's mother.
(b) Tia.
(c) Eileen.
(d) Samantha.

3. According to Amal, women who wear the hijab "all the time" do so whenever in the company of "males who aren't" (2) what?
(a) Muslims.
(b) Suitors.
(c) Married.
(d) Immediate family.

4. When Amal first arrived at McCleans, one teacher had expressed surprise that Amal had what type of eyes?
(a) Fair.
(b) Blue.
(c) Hazel.
(d) Green.

5. At the end of Chapter 5, how many times within fajr does Amal pray that Ms. Walsh will allow her to wear the hijab at school?
(a) 1.
(b) 3.
(c) 9.
(d) 5.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character calls Amal "touchy" (118) after the two engage in an argument in Chapter 11?

2. In what country does the narrative of Does My Head Look Big in This? take place?

3. What sort of literary device does Amal use at the beginning of Chapter 4 to describe her mother's method of waking her up as "severe child abuse" (30)?

4. In Chapter 8, Amal's father drops her off to meet Simone and Eileen at what type of establishment?

5. Which guest at the dinner party tells Amal that she will be limiting her future opportunities by choosing to wear the hijab in public?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Name and describe Amal's friends.

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

5. Discuss an instance when Abdel-Fattah uses a simile to portray a character's emotions.

6. Describe Amal's relationship with her mother.

7. How does Amal describe her own identity?

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

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

10. 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.

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