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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. When Amal first arrived at McCleans, one teacher had expressed surprise that Amal had what type of hair?
(a) Fair.
(b) Straight.
(c) Curly.
(d) Dark.

2. The acronym SRC stands for the name of what organization, according to Amal?
(a) Student Representative Council.
(b) Student Resident Council.
(c) Student Representative Committee.
(d) Student Resident Committee.

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

4. Amal recalls in Chapter 7 that when she attended Islamic College, a group of boys had thrown a can of what liquid at the vehicle the boys called a "'wog' school bus" (79)?
(a) Tab.
(b) Coke.
(c) Pepsi.
(d) Fanta.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what location does Amal finally sign up to participate in debate near the end of Chapter 14?

2. 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)?

3. In what city does the narrative take place?

4. In Chapter 8, Simone tells Amal about the emotional abuse she suffers at the hands of which member of her family?

5. On what continent does the novel take place?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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)?

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

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

4. How does Amal describe her own identity?

5. 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.

6. Describe Amal's relationship with her mother.

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

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 do postcards symbolize within Chapter 12?

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

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