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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. What do the girls in "A House in the Woods" carry their building materials in?
(a) A wheelbarrow.
(b) A truck.
(c) A hat.
(d) Their dresses.

2. What does the acquaintance in "The Discontented" claim he knows nothing about?
(a) Cleaning.
(b) Women.
(c) Farming.
(d) Accounting.

3. How did the two sisters in "Silence" differ?
(a) One was blonde and the one was brunette.
(b) One was deaf and the other was blind.
(c) One was young looking and the other sickly.
(d) One was rich and the other was poor.

4. What is Aziz's temperament like at the start of "The Stranger"?
(a) Angry.
(b) Sad.
(c) Nervous.
(d) Happy.

5. How much does Zahra's wool spinning business make her?
(a) 5,000 euros a month.
(b) 500 dollars a day.
(c) A lot.
(d) Very little.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the woman in "Out of Work" see young people wearing?

2. What language does Zahra's husband want her to speak?

3. In "Dinner in the Black Market", why did the husband's praise the visitor?

4. Why does the state official's acquaintance believe his life is the way it is?

5. What happens to the old neighbors in "Out of Work"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does not agree with Zahra's choice to move to Casablanca and why?

2. What happens to Zahra's wool spinning business?

3. Who is the surprise guest in "A Vacation" and how does Roukia react to the visitor?

4. What trick do the girls in "House in the Woods" play on the old man?

5. Why is Aziz nervous at the start of "The Stranger"?

6. Describe Zahra's experience with the fortune-teller.

7. Why does the main character of "Divorce" leave his wife?

8. What causes the falling out between Zahra and her sister in Chapter 5?

9. Describe the main character in "Divorce".

10. What happens when Roukia is locked in the cellar?

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