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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 city does the narrative take place?
(a) Auckland.
(b) Lahore.
(c) São Paulo.
(d) Melbourne.

2. Amal claims that the captain of the McCleans student body is "unbelievably" (95) what?
(a) Beautiful.
(b) Smart.
(c) Ignorant.
(d) Pompous.

3. When Josh, Amal, and Simone have a conversation at school in Chapter 11, Josh says that which member of his family will soon be married?
(a) His aunt.
(b) His mother.
(c) His niece.
(d) His sister.

4. What two adjectives does Amal use to describe Donvale, where the family lived before moving to Camberwell?
(a) Dark and dreary.
(b) Sandy and windblown.
(c) Leafy and hilly.
(d) Quiet and peaceful.

5. 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)?
(a) Hyperbole.
(b) Understatement.
(c) Onomatopoeia.
(d) Simile.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is George, the only son of Aunt Mandy and Uncle Joe?

2. What does Amal recall saying to the priest in 4th grade inside the confessional that caused him to give her a penance of "five Hail Marys and five of the Lord's Prayer"?

3. When Amal realizes while on the phone with Leila that her "pocket money isn't going to be going towards [her] DVD collection any more," (21) what does she expect that it will now go toward instead?

4. How does Amal describe her own identity?

5. Amal hears for the first time in Chapter 14 that which character has a crush on Josh?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Hakan and what conflict develops out of his appearance in Chapter 8?

2. What distinction does Amal make between the two groups of women she and her Muslim friends call "part-timers" and those they refer to as "full-timers" (2)?

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

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

5. What reasons does Amal provide for wanting to wear the hijab all the time when she makes one of her lists?

6. Name and describe Amal's friends.

7. In what way does Abdel-Fattah use repetition in order to underscore a fervent wish of Amal's in Chapter 5?

8. 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?

9. What is the "PHE" (96) and what does it signify?

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

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