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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Furtively.
(b) Nervously.
(c) Blandly.
(d) Excitedly.

2. Which guest at the dinner party tells Amal that she will be limiting her future opportunities by choosing to wear the hijab in public?
(a) Samantha.
(b) Aunt Mandy.
(c) Uncle Joe.
(d) George.

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

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

5. On what night of the week does Chapter 10 begin?
(a) Saturday.
(b) Friday.
(c) Tuesday.
(d) Sunday.

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

7. What is NOT part of the list Amal creates that names the reasons she wants to return to school wearing the hijab?
(a) She wants to please her parents.
(b) She is tired of obsessing about how her body looks in the eyes of men.
(c) She wants to be courageous in the face of the prejudice she knows she will endure.
(d) She wants to strengthen her relationship with her Creator.

8. In what activity is Amal participating when she describes her epiphany at the beginning of Chapter 1?
(a) Brushing her teeth.
(b) Knitting.
(c) Doing her homework.
(d) Exercising.

9. When Amal first arrived at McCleans, one teacher had expressed surprise that Amal had what type of eyes?
(a) Hazel.
(b) Blue.
(c) Fair.
(d) Green.

10. How does Amal's mother wake her up for school in Chapter 4, in addition to kissing her "face and head" (30)?
(a) She jumps up and down on Amal's bedroom floor.
(b) She sounds an airhorn.
(c) She turns on loud music.
(d) She yanks the quilt off Amal's bed.

11. What is the name of the captain of the McCleans student body who is in Year Twelve?
(a) Sophie.
(b) Melba.
(c) Lara.
(d) Kristy.

12. In what country was Amal born, "and then whacked with some seriously confusing identity hyphens" (6)?
(a) Australia.
(b) Japan.
(c) Pakistan.
(d) The Philippines.

13. During which years of Amal's schooling did she attend Hidaya, translated as "The Guidance" (12)?
(a) 7 through 10.
(b) 9 and 10.
(c) 8 through 10.
(d) 5 through 7.

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

15. What is the name of the boy whom Amal has a crush on?
(a) Adam.
(b) Brad.
(c) Josh.
(d) Geoffrey.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. The person who will not "stop nagging" (136) Amal to sign up for the debate event does NOT name which of the following characters in a list of strong debaters at McCleans?

3. Which character believes Amal and Eileen when they joke that Amal's father is forcing her to marry a "sixty-five-year-old camel owner in Egypt" (70)?

4. At the end of Chapter 5, how many times within fajr does Amal pray that Ms. Walsh will allow her to wear the hijab at school?

5. Who demands in Chapter 10 that Leila fix him a plate of food?

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