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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Chapter 3, how much time will pass before a local man with a ponytail who offers ingredients for chefs and epicures be beheaded?
(a) Few months.
(b) Few weeks.
(c) 8 months.
(d) 5 weeks.

3. How many rooms do Saeed and his parents have in their flat?
(a) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 5.

4. When did Nadia move out of her family's house?
(a) 4 years after university.
(b) When she was 23.
(c) When she was 18.
(d) After university.

5. In Chapter 3, what type of cancer did the ex-Navy man's brother have?
(a) Lung.
(b) Liver.
(c) Kidney.
(d) Throat.

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

7. In Chapter 5, how many trenches are dug in the courtyard of Saeed's apartment building for public toilets?
(a) 1.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

8. In Chapter 2, whose grave do Nadia and Saeed visit?
(a) Her uncle's.
(b) Her aunt's.
(c) Her cousin's.
(d) Her grandfather's.

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

10. In Chapter 4, on a weekend what time does Nadia go to her bank?
(a) 9 a.m.
(b) 8 a.m.
(c) Lunch time.
(d) Dawn.

11. In Chapter 3, what does Saeed bring to Nadia's to eat?
(a) Beef and bread.
(b) Kebabs.
(c) Chicken, lamb, and bread.
(d) Rice and chicken.

12. What type of weapon does the second man have who enters through a black door and sees the brave man?
(a) AK-47.
(b) Knockoff Russian assault rifle.
(c) Knife.
(d) Shotgun.

13. Where do Saeed and Nadia meet?
(a) Market.
(b) Library.
(c) Classroom.
(d) Mosque.

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

15. In Chapter 3, how much time does Saeed spend in the evenings browsing the internet?
(a) 2 hours.
(b) An hour.
(c) 3 hours.
(d) A half an hour.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Saeed's mother die in Chapter 4?

2. What do Saeed and his parents put in front of their windows?

3. In Chapter 4, how soon does the second man join the fighting?

4. In Chapter 3, what type of vehicle does Saeed scrape when he is driving to Nadia's?

5. In Chapter 3, what type of music do Nadia and Saeed listen to after being intimate?

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