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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 month is the final debate scheduled to take place?

2. How does Amal ultimately respond to a particular character's smile of apology in Chapter 30?

3. Mr. Pearse's comments to Amal in Chapter 26 cause her to allude to which movie about teaching?

4. Who announces the teams for the final two debating rounds at the start of Chapter 27?

5. What act does Amal take to show the elderly woman her appreciation for her actions on the bus?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. For what reason is Leila excluded from a great deal of Amal's sleepover in Chapter 16?

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

4. What does the public bus driver do in Chapter 17 in an attempt to intimidate and harass Amal?

5. What discovery does Amal make in Chapter 24 about the rift between Mrs. Vaselli and her son?

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

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

8. Discuss an instance when Hakan shows a disregard for his family's safety.

9. In what way does Simone demonstrate a sizable shift in her confidence level in Chapter 19?

10. When Amal's friendship with Adam comes to an end, what does she miss about their friendship?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Sensory details are used frequently by Abdel-Fattah in order to create vivid pictures of each character's progression through the narrative of Does My Head Look Big in This?. Choose three scenes in which sensory details are heavily used and discuss how the sensory details used serve Abdel-Fattah’s creation of vivid characters to populate the narrative.

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