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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many years does the Victoria Certificate of Education take to complete?
(a) 6 months.
(b) 5 years.
(c) 2 years.
(d) 3 months.

2. Amal's midterm break during which she does her holiday homework consists of how many weeks in total?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 1.
(d) 6.

3. When Amal arrives at the birthday party in Chapter 28, which two of her friends are accompanying her?
(a) Adam and Josh.
(b) Leila and Yasmeen.
(c) Simone and Josh.
(d) Eileen and Simone.

4. What present does Jamila want Amal to deliver as a birthday present for Mrs. Vaselli?
(a) A coffee mug.
(b) An exercise bike.
(c) A camera.
(d) A shawl.

5. 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)?
(a) Faith.
(b) Hope.
(c) Forgiveness.
(d) Love.

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

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

8. What type of fruit do Amal and Jamila put inside the biscuits that they bake for Mrs. Vaselli in Chapter 23?
(a) Pears.
(b) Apricots.
(c) Peaches.
(d) Dates.

9. Who is chosen to place the call to Gulchin in order to get permission for Leila to attend her own birthday dinner?
(a) Yasmeen.
(b) Eileen.
(c) Amal.
(d) Mrs. Vaselli.

10. On what night of the week will the birthday party be taking place, according to someone in Chapter 27?
(a) Friday.
(b) Sunday.
(c) Thursday.
(d) Saturday.

11. On what night of the week does the birthday party take place in Chapter 28?
(a) Thursday.
(b) Friday.
(c) Wednesday.
(d) Saturday.

12. Which classmate of Amal's decides to interrogate Amal mercilessly in front of the whole class in Chapter 19?
(a) Eileen.
(b) Tia.
(c) Kristy.
(d) Simone.

13. How much time passes between Chapter 23 and Chapter 24?
(a) A day.
(b) A month.
(c) A week.
(d) A year.

14. Amal says in Chapter 33 that she and which character have a record of "long-standing efforts to destroy each other" (274)?
(a) Simone.
(b) Samantha.
(c) Eileen.
(d) Tia.

15. In what location is the restaurant to which Jamila and Mohammed go in Chapter 18 to celebrate their anniversary?
(a) South Bank.
(b) East Bank.
(c) West Bank.
(d) North Bank.

Short Answer Questions

1. From whom does Amal ask permission to attend a birthday party in Chapter 27?

2. Jamila tells Amal in Chapter 18 that no matter how cranky Mrs. Vaselli is when she delivers the present, she wants Amal to smile and offer to perform what task for Mrs. Vaselli?

3. Mrs. Vaselli reveals to Amal in Chapter 24 that she cut off contact with her son after he married what sort of woman?

4. To what transgression does Simone admit in Chapter 27 while talking to Amal?

5. What movie does Amal report staying up late to watch in Chapter 23, causing her to feel altruistic?

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