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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7-14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Amal walks away from the two girls after she hears them call her "oppressed" and say that she looks "like a dag," (63) she uses what type of literary device to indicate her anger?
(a) Simile.
(b) Hyperbole.
(c) Understatement.
(d) Personification.

2. When Amal realizes while on the phone with Leila that her "pocket money isn't going to be going towards [her] DVD collection any more," (21) what does she expect that it will now go toward instead?
(a) Clothing.
(b) A car.
(c) Books.
(d) College.

3. What adjective does Josh use to describe his family's observance of Judaism?
(a) Orthodox.
(b) Devoted.
(c) Secular.
(d) Ultra-orthodox.

4. The Islamic rite called "wuduh" (117) involves the washing of what body parts?
(a) The hands.
(b) The teeth.
(c) The ears.
(d) The feet.

5. What television show is on when Amal has the epiphany described in Chapter 1?
(a) Big Brother.
(b) Angry Boys.
(c) Survivor.
(d) Friends.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Amal reports that when she begins to wear the hijab, she will be wearing clothes that cover all but which two areas of her body?

3. What adverb does Amal use to describe the look her parents give one another when she announces during dinner in Chapter 3 that she is going to wear the hijab?

4. Where is Eileen on the day when Adam and Josh join Amal and Simone beneath a tree during lunchtime?

5. In what city does the narrative take place?

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