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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is the name of Aunt Mandy and Uncle Joe's only daughter?
2. The acronym SRC stands for the name of what organization, according to Amal?
3. On what day of the week does Chapter 7 begin?
4. 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?
5. What method of transportation do Amal and Simone use to travel home from school together in Chapter 8?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Amal characterize her first day of wearing the hijab to McCleans when she calls Leila at the end of the day?
2. In what way does Abdel-Fattah build suspense in connection with the novel's main conflict at the end of Chapter 1?
3. 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?
4. Name and describe Amal's friends.
5. Who is the first person to encourage Amal to sign up for the debating competition after it is announced?
6. 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?
7. 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)?
8. Discuss an instance when Abdel-Fattah uses a simile to portray a character's emotions.
9. What is the main source of Simone's negative body image?
10. In what way does Simone demonstrate a growing confidence around Josh in Chapter 11?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What ultimate message is Abdel-Fattah sending about the nature and value of compassion and how is Mrs. Vaselli's character used to provide nuance to the novel's messages about compassion?
Essay Topic 2
Write a critical essay about Does My Head Look Big in This? while using the critical power theory lens of feminist theory. Use textual evidence to back up your strong, specific claim regarding the novel's treatment of gender roles, the objectification of women, female empowerment, misogyny's role within society, or any other issues related to feminist theory that can be found in the novel.
Essay Topic 3
How are the topics of romantic relationships, love, and sex treated within the novel Does My Head Look Big in This? and how does their treatment relate to the novel's depicted messages?
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