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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. For what length of time have Amal and her family lived in Donvale?
(a) 1 year.
(b) 6 months.
(c) 3 years.
(d) 9 years.

2. At the end of Chapter 5, how many times within fajr does Amal pray that Ms. Walsh will allow her to wear the hijab at school?
(a) 3.
(b) 5.
(c) 1.
(d) 9.

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

4. In Chapter 8, Amal's father drops her off to meet Simone and Eileen at what type of establishment?
(a) A movie theater.
(b) A bookstore.
(c) A cafe.
(d) A discotheque.

5. Who demands in Chapter 10 that Leila fix him a plate of food?
(a) Uncle Joe.
(b) George.
(c) Uncle Tariq.
(d) Hakan.

Short Answer Questions

1. What adverb does Amal use to describe the look her parents give one another when she announces during dinner in Chapter 3 that she is going to wear the hijab?

2. Amal reminds her father in Chapter 8 that she is how old?

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

4. Which character uncharacteristically ignores Amal throughout her first day wearing the hijab to McCleans?

5. How does Amal describe her own identity?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Describe Amal's relationship with her mother.

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

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

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

9. 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.

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

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