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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. Amal reports that she attended what sort of primary school because her family lived too far away from an Islamic school?
(a) Hebrew.
(b) Buddhist.
(c) Catholic.
(d) Episcopalian.

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

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

4. Amal reports that her mother has what type of obsession?
(a) An obsession with arts and crafts.
(b) An obsession with eavesdropping.
(c) An obsession with cleanliness.
(d) An obsession with exercise.

5. Amal thinks to herself that most people assume that there are how many types within the "Muslim appearance" (135)?
(a) 1.
(b) 4.
(c) 5.
(d) 2.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Amal first arrived at McCleans, one teacher had expressed surprise that Amal had what type of hair?

2. What is Donvale?

3. For what length of time have Amal and her family lived in Donvale?

4. How many siblings does Amal have?

5. 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?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what way does Abdel-Fattah build suspense in connection with the novel's main conflict at the end of Chapter 1?

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

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

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

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

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

7. What major step does Amal take in Chapter 14 and who gloats about their role in Amal's decision?

8. 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)?

9. How does Amal react when Tia comes into the women's restroom at the start of Chapter 11?

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

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