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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. How does Amal describe her own identity?
2. On what night of the week does Chapter 10 begin?
3. 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"?
4. When Amal walks away from the two girls after she hears them call her "oppressed" and say that she looks "like a dag," (63) she uses what type of literary device to indicate her anger?
5. Who accuses Amal of smoking cigarettes in Chapter 5?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Amal feel in Chapter 7 when her classmates break their silence about her hijab?
2. What major decision does Amal, the protagonist of the novel, make at the beginning of the narrative?
3. What major step does Amal take in Chapter 14 and who gloats about their role in Amal's decision?
4. In what way does Simone demonstrate a growing confidence around Josh in Chapter 11?
5. How does Amal describe her own identity?
6. What do postcards symbolize within Chapter 12?
7. What is the "PHE" (96) and what does it signify?
8. In what way does Abdel-Fattah build suspense in connection with the novel's main conflict at the end of Chapter 1?
9. In what way does Abdel-Fattah use repetition in order to underscore a fervent wish of Amal's in Chapter 5?
10. Who is the first person to encourage Amal to sign up for the debating competition after it is announced?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss Abdel-Fattah's choice to tell the story of Does My Head Look Big in This? using the first person point-of-view to present Amal’s story. What elements of the novel's themes lend themselves to this choice and what are Abdel-Fattah’s intended effects on the reader?
Essay Topic 2
How are the topics of romantic relationships, love, and sex treated within the novel Does My Head Look Big in This? and how does their treatment relate to the novel's depicted messages?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss Abdel-Fattah’s use of metaphor, simile, imagery, and other literary devices as a means to send particular thematic messages within the narrative of Does My Head Look Big in This?.
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