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Read the excerpts from Does My Head Look Big in This? and Persepolis.Excerpt from Does My Head Look Big in This?:My best friends, Leila Okulgen and Yasmeen Khan, moved on to a public high school close to Coburg, where they live. I begged my parents to let me go with them but Mom and Dad insisted that I go to a private school. I tried everything. At first I sucked up to them big time, making them coffee after dinner, offering to set the table before Mom had a chance to ask me, letting them watch PBS documentaries when I wanted to watch Big Brother. That didn’t work. So I turned political, ranting about them perpetuating the snobby bourgeoisie power trip of our educational system which forges aristocratic divisions between social classes (I got that from a PBS documentary). Talk about having no compassion or social conscience. They just laughed at me and gave me a pile of literature about the school.Excerpt from Persepolis:

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A
Amal is worried about how the political situation will affect her education, while Marjane is concerned with helping people who are suffering.
B
Amal is concerned about the suffering of people around her, while Marjane is concerned only with her own suffering.
C
Amal and Marjane are both dedicated to learning about the political landscape and using their knowledge to help others.
D
Amal and Marjane are both interested in taking what they have learned about politics and social class and applying it to their own situation.
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Which phrases from the excerpt best support the narrator’s confident tone? Select three options.

A
“people staring”
B
“head held high”
C
“smile to yourself”
D
“feel cheated”
E
“special bond”
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Read the excerpts from Does My Head Look Big in This? and Persepolis.Excerpt from Does My Head Look Big in This?:When I was in elementary school, different-colored socks were enough to get you teased. So when you're a non–pork-eating, Eid-celebrating Mossie (as in taunting nickname for Muslim, not mosquito) with an unpronounceable last name and a mother who picks you up from school wearing a hijab and Gucci shades and drives a car with an "Islam means peace" bumper sticker, a quiet existence is impossible.Excerpt from Persepolis:

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A
Amal stands out as different, but Marjane does not.
B
Amal is not ashamed of her wealth, but Marjane is.
C
Amal cares about appearances, but Marjane does not.
D
Amal is not facing a conflict, but Marjane is.
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Read the excerpt from Persepolis.Which element best illustrates the central idea of these panels?

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the caption in the first panel about the Arab conquest
B
the teacher’s annoyed expression and crossed arms
C
the narrator’s speech balloon about the wars
D
the teacher’s speech balloon asking Pardisse to go next
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Read the excerpt from Does My Head Look Big in This? by Randa Abdel-Fattah.I can’t sleep. What will Adam say?Adam? Who gives a crap about Adam?Not me. Uh-uh. Nope.He’ll probably laugh.Hey, that’s not fair. He’s not like that.

A
arrogant
B
anxious
C
nonchalant
D
angry
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Which statements describe both graphic novels and comic books? Select three options.They are told in first person.The story never ends.They use panels.They include images and words.They contain gutters.

A
They are told in first person.
B
The story never ends.
C
They use panels.
D
They include images and words.
E
They contain gutters.
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What is the white space between and around panels in a graphic novel?

A
frames
B
gutters
C
layouts
D
captions
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Read the excerpt from Persepolis.

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A
The maid was sad and missed her family.
B
The maid was a child, like Marjane.
C
The maid was always hungry and ate a lot.
D
The maid and Marjane played a lot.
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What similarities do the narrators’ perspectives most reveal? Select two options.

A
They both experience alienation in school.
B
They both feel similar to everyone around them.
C
They are both unsure about being told what to wear.
D
They both resent their religious education.
E
They both know the effects of war firsthand.
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How are the narrators’ perspectives similar? Select three options.

A
Both narrators think that they are prophets.
B
Both narrators are uncertain about wearing a religious head covering.
C
Both narrators possess pride in their faith.
D
Both narrators have a deep faith in God.
E
Both narrators want to be involved in politics.

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