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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. About what topic or topics does Amal lie when she is having a discussion about going to a birthday party?

2. How many years does the Victoria Certificate of Education take to complete?

3. Who asks Amal in Chapter 30 if she will give a speech to the student body about Muslims and terrorism?

4. About what topic does a particular classmate of Amal's question Amal in front of the whole class in Chapter 19?

5. For what reason does Amal visit Mr. Pearse in his office in Chapter 26?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the circumstances around the departure of Adam's biological mother at one point in his childhood.

2. What is the major obstacle standing in the way of the plan Yasmeen and Amal devise to celebrate Leila's 17th birthday?

3. In what way does Simone demonstrate a sizable shift in her confidence level in Chapter 19?

4. Discuss an instance when Hakan shows a disregard for his family's safety.

5. How does the elderly woman on the bus with Amal in Chapter 17 react to the bus driver's actions toward Amal?

6. What discovery does Amal make in Chapter 24 about the rift between Mrs. Vaselli and her son?

7. How does the theme of hope surface within Chapter 17?

8. What are the two main forms of communication Adam and Amal use with one another over the two weeks of midterm break?

9. Discuss an instance when Amal uses a simile to indicate the state of her friendship with Adam.

10. What kind of sports metaphor does Amal create for Adam to illustrate the effects of fajr?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze Abdel-Fattah's novel from an Existential perspective. What elements of life does it suggest hold the most meaning and what textual elements are used in order to send this message?

Essay Topic 3

What message does Abdel-Fattah send within the pages of Does My Head Look Big in This? concerning the link between fear and persecution?

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