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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What sort of literary device does Amal use at the beginning of Chapter 4 to describe her mother's method of waking her up as "severe child abuse" (30)?
(a) Understatement.
(b) Simile.
(c) Onomatopoeia.
(d) Hyperbole.

2. 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?
(a) 5.
(b) 3.
(c) 1.
(d) 9.

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)?
(a) Kristy.
(b) Eileen.
(c) Tia.
(d) Simone.

4. When Amal and Adam speak beneath a tree in Chapter 12, what item does Adam say his biological mother always sends him on his birthday?
(a) A sweater.
(b) A wad of cash.
(c) A postcard.
(d) A teddy bear.

5. Which character warns Amal that she should be careful about the messages she communicates to Adam?
(a) Samantha.
(b) Eileen.
(c) Tia.
(d) Amal's mother.

6. Amal reminds her father in Chapter 8 that she is how old?
(a) 17.
(b) 15.
(c) 14.
(d) 16.

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

8. 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) Personification.
(b) Understatement.
(c) Hyperbole.
(d) Simile.

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

10. In what country does the narrative of Does My Head Look Big in This? take place?
(a) Brazil.
(b) New Zealand.
(c) Australia.
(d) Pakistan.

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

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

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

14. Amal reports that she attended what sort of primary school because her family lived too far away from an Islamic school?
(a) Episcopalian.
(b) Catholic.
(c) Buddhist.
(d) Hebrew.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Aunt Mandy and Uncle Joe's only daughter?

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

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

4. What is NOT an activity Amal names when she gives examples of occasions when "part-timers" (2) like her wear the hijab?

5. What television show is on when Amal has the epiphany described in Chapter 1?

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