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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. In Chapter 8, Simone tells Amal about the emotional abuse she suffers at the hands of which member of her family?

2. When Amal first arrived at McCleans, one teacher had expressed surprise that Amal had what type of hair?

3. Amal reports that she attended what sort of primary school because her family lived too far away from an Islamic school?

4. On what continent does the novel take place?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What do postcards symbolize within Chapter 12?

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

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

4. How does Amal react when Tia comes into the women's restroom at the start of Chapter 11?

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

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

7. Name and describe Amal's friends.

8. 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?

9. Discuss an instance when Abdel-Fattah uses a simile to portray a character's emotions.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?.

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

Analyze Abdel-Fattah's novel from an Existential perspective. What elements of life does it suggest hold the most meaning and what textual elements are used in order to send this message?

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