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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. Amal reports that she attended what sort of primary school because her family lived too far away from an Islamic school?
2. For what length of time have Amal and her family lived in Donvale?
3. When Amal realizes while on the phone with Leila that her "pocket money isn't going to be going towards [her] DVD collection any more," (21) what does she expect that it will now go toward instead?
4. Amal hears for the first time in Chapter 14 that which character has a crush on Josh?
5. In what location does Amal finally sign up to participate in debate near the end of Chapter 14?
Short Essay Questions
1. Name and describe Amal's friends.
2. How does Amal characterize her first day of wearing the hijab to McCleans when she calls Leila at the end of the day?
3. What reasons does Amal provide for wanting to wear the hijab all the time when she makes one of her lists?
4. What major step does Amal take in Chapter 14 and who gloats about their role in Amal's decision?
5. What do postcards symbolize within Chapter 12?
6. 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)?
7. How does Amal feel in Chapter 7 when her classmates break their silence about her hijab?
8. Who is Hakan and what conflict develops out of his appearance in Chapter 8?
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. What major decision does Amal, the protagonist of the novel, make at the beginning of the narrative?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
Perform a biographical criticism of Does My Head Look Big in This? by researching Abdel-Fattah's life and work. Be sure to create a strong and specific claim focused on this particular book and then support that claim with quotes from the book and from your research of Abdel-Fattah.
Essay Topic 3
Trace the characterization arc of Amal’s character throughout the novel Does My Head Look Big in This?. Discuss whether Amal is a round or flat character and whether Amal is a static or dynamic character.
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