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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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?
(a) Nervously.
(b) Excitedly.
(c) Blandly.
(d) Furtively.

3. In Chapter 8, Simone tells Amal about the emotional abuse she suffers at the hands of which member of her family?
(a) Her cousin.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her sister.

4. In what city does the narrative take place?
(a) Lahore.
(b) São Paulo.
(c) Auckland.
(d) Melbourne.

5. What method of transportation do Amal and Simone use to travel home from school together in Chapter 8?
(a) City bus.
(b) Train.
(c) School bus.
(d) Tram.

6. Which song is featured in the television show Amal watches at the beginning of the narrative?
(a) Do You Think I'm Sexy?.
(b) Maniac.
(c) Copacabana.
(d) Greensleeves.

7. Amal thinks to herself that most people assume that there are how many types within the "Muslim appearance" (135)?
(a) 2.
(b) 5.
(c) 4.
(d) 1.

8. Which character uncharacteristically ignores Amal throughout her first day wearing the hijab to McCleans?
(a) Simone.
(b) Eileen.
(c) Adam.
(d) Josh.

9. Which character calls Amal "touchy" (118) after the two engage in an argument in Chapter 11?
(a) Leila.
(b) Tia.
(c) Mr. Pearse.
(d) Eileen.

10. Who demands in Chapter 10 that Leila fix him a plate of food?
(a) George.
(b) Uncle Tariq.
(c) Hakan.
(d) Uncle Joe.

11. When Amal first arrived at McCleans, one teacher had expressed surprise that Amal had what type of hair?
(a) Straight.
(b) Fair.
(c) Curly.
(d) Dark.

12. On what continent does the novel take place?
(a) Asia.
(b) South America.
(c) North America.
(d) Australia.

13. Amal claims that the captain of the McCleans student body is "unbelievably" (95) what?
(a) Pompous.
(b) Smart.
(c) Ignorant.
(d) Beautiful.

14. In Chapter 8, Amal's father drops her off to meet Simone and Eileen at what type of establishment?
(a) A bookstore.
(b) A movie theater.
(c) A cafe.
(d) A discotheque.

15. In what location is Amal standing when she overhears two other female students talking about her in the locker room?
(a) In the girls' locker room.
(b) The hallway.
(c) Under the gym bleachers.
(d) In the boys' locker room.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. When Simone and Amal travel home from school together in Chapter 8, Simone says that which character had accused Simone of spending more money on Big Macs per month than she did on a gym membership?

3. In what location does Amal, the protagonist of the novel, have an epiphany at the start of Chapter 1?

4. How many siblings does Amal have?

5. What is Donvale?

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