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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. Of the following, which character is on the list Amal makes of people she believes may be unsupportive of her decision to wear the hijab all the time?
(a) Tia.
(b) Eileen.
(c) Simone.
(d) Leila.

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

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

4. What is NOT part of the list Amal creates that names the reasons she wants to return to school wearing the hijab?
(a) She wants to please her parents.
(b) She wants to strengthen her relationship with her Creator.
(c) She wants to be courageous in the face of the prejudice she knows she will endure.
(d) She is tired of obsessing about how her body looks in the eyes of men.

5. What is the name of the boy whom Amal has a crush on?
(a) Adam.
(b) Josh.
(c) Brad.
(d) Geoffrey.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who accuses Amal of smoking cigarettes in Chapter 5?

2. Some time after her epiphany, Amal decides once and for all that she is going to wear the hijab to McCleans when she returns to school after which type of break?

3. Samantha is in which year of her studies at the university?

4. According to Amal, women who wear the hijab "all the time" do so whenever in the company of "males who aren't" (2) what?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. 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?

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

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

6. 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.

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

8. What do postcards symbolize within Chapter 12?

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

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

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