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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. The tree under which a conversation takes place in Chapter 12 is next to what type of "oval" (125)?
(a) Squash.
(b) Football.
(c) Cricket.
(d) Soccer.

2. What two adjectives does Amal use to describe Donvale, where the family lived before moving to Camberwell?
(a) Quiet and peaceful.
(b) Leafy and hilly.
(c) Sandy and windblown.
(d) Dark and dreary.

3. In what location had Amal been planning to meet her friends before she told a lie to get out of it in Chapter 7?
(a) A dance club.
(b) A bar.
(c) A house party.
(d) A cafe.

4. Samantha is in which year of her studies at the university?
(a) Her second.
(b) Her first.
(c) Her fifth.
(d) Her third.

5. Which character calls Amal "touchy" (118) after the two engage in an argument in Chapter 11?
(a) Leila.
(b) Eileen.
(c) Tia.
(d) Mr. Pearse.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which term in her eleventh grade year is Amal entering when she returns to McCleans after break in Chapter 3?

2. The acronym SRC stands for the name of what organization, according to Amal?

3. 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)?

4. What is the name of the boy whom Amal has a crush on?

5. 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?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what way does Abdel-Fattah combine irony with the motif of dreams in Chapter 2?

2. What distinction does Amal make between the two groups of women she and her Muslim friends call "part-timers" and those they refer to as "full-timers" (2)?

3. Discuss an instance when Abdel-Fattah uses a simile to portray a character's emotions.

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

5. Name and describe Amal's friends.

6. What is the "PHE" (96) and what does it signify?

7. What do postcards symbolize within Chapter 12?

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

9. 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?

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

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