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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. Who do the literacy meetings in Chapter 4 help?
(a) School teachers.
(b) Older men.
(c) Small children.
(d) Illiterate peasant women.

2. What does Zahra do to Pinhas' shop?
(a) Buys it.
(b) Shops there.
(c) Burns it.
(d) Paints it.

3. Who did Morocco fight in the 19th century?
(a) The French and Spanish.
(b) The Russians.
(c) The United States.
(d) The Japanese.

4. How did Zahra react to the Casablanca Massacre?
(a) Shock.
(b) Laughter.
(c) Happiness.
(d) Joy.

5. Who did Zahra avoid on her wedding day?
(a) The groom.
(b) The priest.
(c) Her family.
(d) Her mother-in-law.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Zahra feel when she visits the tomb in Chapter 2?

2. Who helped Zahra decide to join the Moroccan resistance movement?

3. What is considered the language of the wealthy in Morocco?

4. What language did Abou Zayd use on her radio show?

5. How was the Sultan of Morocco treated when he returned from exile?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Zahra's marriage proposal like? What happened at the wedding? What was the first year of marriage like?

2. Where does Zahra go to live at the end of Chapter 1?

3. How does Zahra join the Moroccan resistance movement?

4. How does Zahra decide to make a living and who taught her this skill?

5. Why did Faqih not want the woman's group to store items in his home?

6. What was Zahra's experience in Chapter 2 like while living in Casablanca?

7. Who raised Zahra and why could she not go back to their home?

8. Describe the narrator of "The Year of the Elephant".

9. Why is the point of view of "Year of the Elephant" important?

10. Why is Zahra distraught at the start of Chapter 1?

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