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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. Near the end of Chapter 17, Amal tells the reader that "Sometimes it is easy to lose faith in" (161) what?

2. In what month is the final debate scheduled to take place?

3. Amal's midterm break during which she does her holiday homework consists of how many weeks in total?

4. What movie does Amal report staying up late to watch in Chapter 23, causing her to feel altruistic?

5. How many lies does Amal tell when she is trying to get permission to attend a birthday party?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the lounge room at the home of Aunt Mandy and Uncle Joe.

2. What does Lara do to ameliorate the hurt she causes Amal by asking her to give a speech about Muslims and terrorism?

3. What tragedy occurs on the world stage in Chapter 29 that increases the level of Islamophobia Amal experiences?

4. What are the two main forms of communication Adam and Amal use with one another over the two weeks of midterm break?

5. Discuss an occasion when Amal uses a metaphor to affect Mrs. Vaselli in a particular way.

6. What is the major obstacle standing in the way of the plan Yasmeen and Amal devise to celebrate Leila's 17th birthday?

7. Describe the circumstances around the departure of Adam's biological mother at one point in his childhood.

8. What kind of sports metaphor does Amal create for Adam to illustrate the effects of fajr?

9. How does the theme of hope surface within Chapter 17?

10. What declaration does Leila make to Amal when she calls about her own surprise party in Chapter 31?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explicate the theme of nationalism within Does My Head Look Big in This?. What is Abdel-Fattah’s message regarding patriotism and identity and how do you know?

Essay Topic 2

William Faulkner once famously claimed that the most important literature deals with the subject of the human heart in conflict with itself. Explain how the theme of Human versus Self is demonstrated within Abdel-Fattah’s novel Does My Head Look Big in This?. Create a decisive, arguable claim and prove it with quotes from the novel.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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