View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 25, Simone demonstrates that she is good at what sport?
(a) Baseball.
(b) Basketball.
(c) Squash.
(d) Dodgeball.

2. In what month do Amal and Mrs. Vaselli sit together on Mrs. Vaselli's porch in Chapter 32?
(a) January.
(b) October.
(c) March.
(d) November.

3. For what reason does Amal visit Mr. Pearse in his office in Chapter 26?
(a) To give him a present.
(b) To ask about her grade.
(c) To get help with an assignment.
(d) To ask for a letter of recommendation.

4. How many weeks does Amal say Adam's "sulk/macho act" (275) has gone on when she slips him a silly note in class?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 1.
(d) 2.

5. How does Amal ultimately respond to a particular character's smile of apology in Chapter 30?
(a) She goes to talk to Ms. Walsh.
(b) She frowns.
(c) She walks away.
(d) She smiles back.

6. On what day of the week does Leila's birthday occur, as described in Chapter 31?
(a) Monday.
(b) Thursday.
(c) Wednesday.
(d) Saturday.

7. About what topic or topics does Amal lie when she is having a discussion about going to a birthday party?
(a) Parent supervision.
(b) Alcohol and male guests.
(c) Parent supervision and drugs.
(d) Alcohol.

8. How many years before the narrative present did Adam's mother leave the family?
(a) 10.
(b) 2.
(c) 15.
(d) 5.

9. When Amal hosts a sleepover at her house in Chapter 16, which three guests does she invite?
(a) Simone, Yasmeen, and Leila.
(b) Simone, Eileen, and Leila.
(c) Eileen, Yasmeen, and Simone.
(d) Leila, Yasmeen, and Samantha.

10. When Chapter 15 begins, how many months have passed since Amal began the third term of Year Eleven at McCleans?
(a) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 6.
(d) 3.

11. Who asks Amal in Chapter 30 if she will give a speech to the student body about Muslims and terrorism?
(a) Kristy.
(b) Lara.
(c) Molly.
(d) Jacob.

12. Near the end of Chapter 17, Amal tells the reader that "Sometimes it is easy to lose faith in" (161) what?
(a) Family.
(b) Peace.
(c) People.
(d) Love.

13. What does the elderly woman sitting near Amal on the bus do before she shouts at the bus driver?
(a) She shakes her fist.
(b) She pulls the cord.
(c) She stands up.
(d) She bangs on the window.

14. What expression of mirth do Amal and Mrs. Vaselli share together, as depicted in the final line of Chapter 32?
(a) A guffaw"
(b) A laugh.
(c) A smile.
(d) A grin.

15. What movie does Amal report staying up late to watch in Chapter 23, causing her to feel altruistic?
(a) The Goonies.
(b) The Miracle Worker.
(c) Erin Brockovich.
(d) Riding in Cars With Boys.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Adam when his mother left the family for good?

2. About which character is Amal thinking in Chapter 30 when she listens to music?

3. At the end of Chapter 33, which character enters class complaining that she had been injured in a nightclub the night before?

4. In the last sentence of Chapter 17, Amal notes that "Sometimes one act of kindness is all it takes to give you" what "again" (161)?

5. In Chapter 19 when Amal's teacher is late getting back from lunch, Amal creates doodles in her notebook about Adam and what musician?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 482 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample