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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. When Amal hosts a sleepover at her house in Chapter 16, which three guests does she invite?
2. What does Leila reply when Eileen asks whether her mother would ever force her to get married?
3. Amal is on her way to take part in what activity when she stops by Mr. Pearse's office in Chapter 26?
4. In Chapter 25, Simone demonstrates that she is good at what sport?
5. With which two characters is Amal teamed up for the final round of debates?
Short Essay Questions
1. What emotional story does Mrs. Vaselli share with Amal in Chapter 23?
2. What tragedy occurs on the world stage in Chapter 29 that increases the level of Islamophobia Amal experiences?
3. For what reason is Leila excluded from a great deal of Amal's sleepover in Chapter 16?
4. What does the public bus driver do in Chapter 17 in an attempt to intimidate and harass Amal?
5. Discuss an occasion when Amal uses a metaphor to affect Mrs. Vaselli in a particular way.
6. Describe the circumstances around the departure of Adam's biological mother at one point in his childhood.
7. What discovery does Amal make in Chapter 24 about the rift between Mrs. Vaselli and her son?
8. In what way does Simone demonstrate a sizable shift in her confidence level in Chapter 19?
9. Discuss an instance when Amal uses a simile to indicate the state of her friendship with Adam.
10. In what way does Adam's revelation about his mother's departure surprise Amal in Chapter 25?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What message does Abdel-Fattah send within the pages of Does My Head Look Big in This? concerning the link between fear and persecution?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss how and why Abdel-Fattah instills three different humanist messages into the narrative of Does My Head Look Big in This?.
Essay Topic 3
What is the function of Hakan's character within the novel? Discuss the characterization methods used by Abdel-Fattah in depicting Hakan or Mrs. Vaselli and include in your discussion the reasons that Abdel-Fattah portrays one of these characters in the way that she does.
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