Does My Head Look Big In This? Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

Randa Abdel-fattah
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 178 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Does My Head Look Big In This? Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

Randa Abdel-fattah
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 178 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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. What is the name of the boy whom Amal has a crush on?
(a) Brad.
(b) Adam.
(c) Geoffrey.
(d) Josh.

2. Which guest at the dinner party tells Amal that she will be limiting her future opportunities by choosing to wear the hijab in public?
(a) Uncle Joe.
(b) Samantha.
(c) George.
(d) Aunt Mandy.

3. 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"?
(a) That she lied.
(b) That she was Muslim.
(c) That she hated Chris Barkley for calling her a wog.
(d) That she had impure thoughts.

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

5. What term does Amal use to describe the Muslim accoutrement worn by her Aunt Cassandra?
(a) Head-scarf.
(b) Beanie.
(c) Burka.
(d) Veil.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who demands in Chapter 10 that Leila fix him a plate of food?

3. The Islamic rite called "wuduh" (117) involves the washing of what body parts?

4. Amal claims that the captain of the McCleans student body is "unbelievably" (95) what?

5. What is the name of the vice captain of the McCleans student body who is in Year Eleven?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. 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?

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

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

6. Describe Amal's relationship with her mother.

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

8. How does Amal use a particular incident from her own past as an example of the lack of one "Muslim appearance" (135) in Chapter 13?

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

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

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