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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 what country does the narrative of Does My Head Look Big in This? take place?
2. Who demands in Chapter 10 that Leila fix him a plate of food?
3. Which term in her eleventh grade year is Amal entering when she returns to McCleans after break in Chapter 3?
4. How does Amal describe her own identity?
5. How does Amal characterize her relationship with her mother?
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. 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.
4. 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?
5. Who is the first person to encourage Amal to sign up for the debating competition after it is announced?
6. In what way does Abdel-Fattah build suspense in connection with the novel's main conflict at the end of Chapter 1?
7. In what way does Simone demonstrate a growing confidence around Josh in Chapter 11?
8. 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?
9. What is the main source of Simone's negative body image?
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
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
Determine Abdel-Fattah’s message within the novel Does My Head Look Big in This? regarding the idea that personal connections can be powerful instruments of peace.
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