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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 3, the first Friday after a curfew is imposed, what does Saeed pray for?
(a) The city.
(b) Himself.
(c) Nadia.
(d) Peace.

2. In Chapter 3, where does the ex-Navy man live?
(a) San Bernadino.
(b) San Francisco.
(c) San Diego.
(d) Los Angeles.

3. In Chapter 4, what merchants disappear that Saeed's mother knew?
(a) Fruit seller and baker.
(b) Butcher and man who dyed fabrics.
(c) Man who ran the vegetable stand and butcher.
(d) Coffee merchant and fish monger.

4. What is the man wearing in Chapter 2, who is nursing a drink he has not paid for?
(a) Fatigues.
(b) Suit and white shirt.
(c) Khakis and polo.
(d) Jeans and t-shirt.

5. In Chapter 5, what separates the trenches dug in the courtyard of Saeed's apartment building?
(a) Curtains.
(b) Old robes.
(c) Heavy sheet.
(d) Drapes.

6. What weapons does the brave man have in Chapter 4?
(a) Shotgun.
(b) Knife and sword.
(c) Gun and grenade.
(d) Pistol and knife.

7. In Chapter 2, where does Saeed wish to travel?
(a) Japan.
(b) China.
(c) Chile.
(d) Brazil.

8. In Chapter 3, what do Saeed and Nadia have on the night they first become physically intimate?
(a) Chocolate cake.
(b) Ice cream.
(c) Shrooms.
(d) Marijuana.

9. In Chapter 4, who does Saeed's mother think she sees firing a machine gun from the back of a pickup truck?
(a) Uncle.
(b) Cousin.
(c) Former student.
(d) Nephew.

10. In Chapter 5, what does Saeed's father see young men playing with near his wife's grave?
(a) Soccer ball.
(b) Human head.
(c) Football.
(d) Goat's head.

11. In Chapter 3, what do militants take over at the same time that Nadia signs for a package of foodstuffs?
(a) Police station.
(b) Girls' school.
(c) Stock exchange.
(d) Court house.

12. When does Nadia move to Saeed's place?
(a) 2 weeks after his mother's funeral.
(b) 2 days after his mother's funeral.
(c) Week after his mother's funeral.
(d) Day of his mother's funeral.

13. In Chapter 4, when Saeed tries to find Nadia's office, how many numbers can the operator give him when he calls information?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 1.
(d) 2.

14. At Nadia's workplace, who is it rumored to have fled abroad?
(a) The president and vice president of the company.
(b) The president of the company.
(c) His boss and her boss's boss.
(d) Her manager.

15. In Chapter 4 what is Saeed's mother looking for in the car?
(a) Ring.
(b) Earring.
(c) Bracelet.
(d) Necklace.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 3, where do Nadia and Saeed begin to meet during the day?

2. Where does Nadia work in Chapter 2?

3. Where do Saeed and Nadia meet?

4. At the end of Chapter 5, what do migrants do to those they leave behind?

5. In Chapter 5, who emerges from an interior service door?

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