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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. The tree under which a conversation takes place in Chapter 12 is next to what type of "oval" (125)?
2. What term does Amal use to describe the Muslim accoutrement worn by her Aunt Cassandra?
3. 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?
4. In what country was Amal born, "and then whacked with some seriously confusing identity hyphens" (6)?
5. How does Amal characterize her relationship with her mother?
Short Essay Questions
1. What do postcards symbolize within Chapter 12?
2. How does Amal describe her own identity?
3. What is the "PHE" (96) and what does it signify?
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. In what way does Abdel-Fattah combine irony with the motif of dreams in Chapter 2?
6. Name and describe Amal's friends.
7. Describe Amal's relationship with her mother.
8. In what way does Simone demonstrate a growing confidence around Josh in Chapter 11?
9. 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?
10. What reasons does Amal provide for wanting to wear the hijab all the time when she makes one of her lists?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Analyze the interplay between the resolution of Does My Head Look Big in This? and one of the novel's main messages. How does Abdel-Fattah make connections between these elements and how does their juxtaposition help them get across one main message of the novel?
Essay Topic 2
What ultimate message is Abdel-Fattah sending about the nature and value of compassion and how is Mrs. Vaselli's character used to provide nuance to the novel's messages about compassion?
Essay Topic 3
Sensory details are used frequently by Abdel-Fattah in order to create vivid pictures of each character's progression through the narrative of Does My Head Look Big in This?. Choose three scenes in which sensory details are heavily used and discuss how the sensory details used serve Abdel-Fattah’s creation of vivid characters to populate the narrative.
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