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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. Amal's midterm break during which she does her holiday homework consists of how many weeks in total?
2. How many lies does Amal tell when she is trying to get permission to attend a birthday party?
3. What two words does the elderly woman apply to the tool she accuses the bus driver of using to bother his passengers?
4. What kind of music does Amal listen to in Chapter 30 when she is missing her friendship with a particular character?
5. Of what transgression does Leila accuse her brother Hakan in Chapter 22?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the lounge room at the home of Aunt Mandy and Uncle Joe.
2. What method does Amal use to rebalance her friendship with Adam in Chapter 33?
3. What excuses does Amal make in an attempt to deflect her mother Jamila's request that she deliver a birthday present to Mrs. Vaselli?
4. What is the major obstacle standing in the way of the plan Yasmeen and Amal devise to celebrate Leila's 17th birthday?
5. Discuss an occasion when Amal uses a metaphor to affect Mrs. Vaselli in a particular way.
6. What declaration does Leila make to Amal when she calls about her own surprise party in Chapter 31?
7. How does Amal use a film allusion to describe her interaction with Mr. Pearse in Chapter 26?
8. What does Lara do to ameliorate the hurt she causes Amal by asking her to give a speech about Muslims and terrorism?
9. To what event does Adam invite Amal in Chapter 27 and what lie does she tell to get her mother Jamila to let her attend?
10. What emotional story does Mrs. Vaselli share with Amal in Chapter 23?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How is the topic of hope treated within Does My Head Look Big in This? and how does its treatment relate to the novel's depicted messages?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss how and why Abdel-Fattah instills three different humanist messages into the narrative of Does My Head Look Big in This?.
Essay Topic 3
Perform a biographical criticism of Does My Head Look Big in This? by researching Abdel-Fattah's life and work. Be sure to create a strong and specific claim focused on this particular book and then support that claim with quotes from the book and from your research of Abdel-Fattah.
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