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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. According to Amal, women who wear the hijab "all the time" do so whenever in the company of "males who aren't" (2) what?
(a) Muslims.
(b) Immediate family.
(c) Suitors.
(d) Married.

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

4. What is NOT an activity Amal names when she gives examples of occasions when "part-timers" (2) like her wear the hijab?
(a) When they have a bad hair day.
(b) As part of their uniform at an Islamic school.
(c) When they go to the mosque.
(d) When they go to the movies.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what location is Amal standing when she overhears two other female students talking about her in the locker room?

2. What term does Amal use to describe the Muslim accoutrement worn by her Aunt Cassandra?

3. Which character uncharacteristically ignores Amal throughout her first day wearing the hijab to McCleans?

4. 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?

5. 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?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Amal's relationship with her mother.

2. How does Amal describe her own identity?

3. Who is the first person to encourage Amal to sign up for the debating competition after it is announced?

4. What is the main source of Simone's negative body image?

5. In what way does Abdel-Fattah build suspense in connection with the novel's main conflict at the end of Chapter 1?

6. In what way does Simone demonstrate a growing confidence around Josh in Chapter 11?

7. For what reason does Amal enter the women's restroom at the start of Chapter 11 and how does Tia react when she enters the restroom?

8. How does Amal use a particular incident from her own past as an example of the lack of one "Muslim appearance" (135) in Chapter 13?

9. What reasons does Amal provide for wanting to wear the hijab all the time when she makes one of her lists?

10. What do postcards symbolize within Chapter 12?

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