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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. Which character calls Amal "touchy" (118) after the two engage in an argument in Chapter 11?
(a) Tia.
(b) Eileen.
(c) Mr. Pearse.
(d) Leila.

2. How many siblings does Amal have?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 1.
(d) None.

3. Which character uncharacteristically ignores Amal throughout her first day wearing the hijab to McCleans?
(a) Eileen.
(b) Josh.
(c) Adam.
(d) Simone.

4. When Amal and Adam speak beneath a tree in Chapter 12, what item does Adam say his biological mother always sends him on his birthday?
(a) A postcard.
(b) A wad of cash.
(c) A sweater.
(d) A teddy bear.

5. In what grade did Leila begin to wear the hijab on a full-time basis, according to Amal?
(a) 7th.
(b) 10th.
(c) 8th.
(d) 9th.

Short Answer Questions

1. Amal reports that she attended what sort of primary school because her family lived too far away from an Islamic school?

2. In what city does the narrative take place?

3. Amal reports that her mother has what type of obsession?

4. The tree under which a conversation takes place in Chapter 12 is next to what type of "oval" (125)?

5. During which years of Amal's schooling did she attend Hidaya, translated as "The Guidance" (12)?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

10. 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)?

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