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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. In what location is Amal standing when she overhears two other female students talking about her in the locker room?
(a) Under the gym bleachers.
(b) The hallway.
(c) In the girls' locker room.
(d) In the boys' locker room.

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

3. The Islamic rite called "wuduh" (117) involves the washing of what body parts?
(a) The ears.
(b) The hands.
(c) The feet.
(d) The teeth.

4. During which years of Amal's schooling did she attend Hidaya, translated as "The Guidance" (12)?
(a) 8 through 10.
(b) 7 through 10.
(c) 5 through 7.
(d) 9 and 10.

5. On what continent does the novel take place?
(a) Australia.
(b) South America.
(c) North America.
(d) Asia.

Short Answer Questions

1. What two adjectives does Amal use to describe Donvale, where the family lived before moving to Camberwell?

2. What method of transportation do Amal and Simone use to travel home from school together in Chapter 8?

3. When Josh, Amal, and Simone have a conversation at school in Chapter 11, Josh says that which member of his family will soon be married?

4. Amal reports that when she begins to wear the hijab, she will be wearing clothes that cover all but which two areas of her body?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

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

4. Name and describe Amal's friends.

5. How does Amal describe her own identity?

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

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

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

9. Describe Amal's relationship with her mother.

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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