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

2. In Chapter 8, Simone tells Amal about the emotional abuse she suffers at the hands of which member of her family?
(a) Her cousin.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her sister.

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

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

5. 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 be courageous in the face of the prejudice she knows she will endure.
(c) She is tired of obsessing about how her body looks in the eyes of men.
(d) She wants to strengthen her relationship with her Creator.

Short Answer Questions

1. Amal thinks to herself that most people assume that there are how many types within the "Muslim appearance" (135)?

2. Amal reports that which character will not "stop nagging" (136) her about signing up for the debate team?

3. In what grade did Leila begin to wear the hijab on a full-time basis, according to Amal?

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. On what continent does the novel take place?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

3. How does Amal describe her own identity?

4. 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.

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

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

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

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

9. Who is the first person to encourage Amal to sign up for the debating competition after it is announced?

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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