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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Saeed's parents meet?
(a) Work.
(b) Dinner party.
(c) Cinema.
(d) University.

2. What was Nadia's favorite subject when she was a child?
(a) Math.
(b) Art.
(c) Home economics.
(d) History.

3. At the end of Chapter 3, what does the government turn off?
(a) Water.
(b) Gas.
(c) Cell phones.
(d) Electricity.

4. In Chapter 3, how many of Saeed's fellow employees stop showing up?
(a) 1.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

5. In Chapter 2, where are the girls from that the man who was nursing a drink sees when he goes outside?
(a) Thailand.
(b) Vietnam.
(c) Malaysia.
(d) Philippines.

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

7. In Chapter 3, where do Nadia and Saeed begin to meet during the day?
(a) Soup and salad bar.
(b) Park.
(c) Cheap burger joint.
(d) Chinese restaurant.

8. 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.

9. In Chapter 2, who has Nadia been seeing before Saeed?
(a) Musician.
(b) Co-worker.
(c) Doctor.
(d) Lawyer.

10. What did Saeed's mother used to do as an occupation?
(a) Artist.
(b) School teacher.
(c) Lawyer.
(d) Chef.

11. In Chapter 5, who emerges from an interior service door?
(a) Parents and 3 children.
(b) Parents and 4 children.
(c) Mother, father, daughter, and son.
(d) Father, daughters, and sons.

12. How does Saeed's mother die in Chapter 4?
(a) Mugged and stabbed to death.
(b) Street bomb.
(c) Round through windshield of the car.
(d) Caught in street fighting.

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

14. In Chapter 1, what does Nadia always wear?
(a) Jeans and sweatshirt.
(b) Black robe.
(c) Black dress.
(d) Polo and khakis.

15. Where does Nadia live in Chapter 2?
(a) A room atop the house of a widow.
(b) With her parents.
(c) Small house.
(d) 4-story apartment building.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 5, how many trenches are dug in the courtyard of Saeed's apartment building for public toilets?

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

3. What does Nadia ride to and from school in Chapter 1?

4. What does Nadia fear will happen to her and to Saeed if they leave the city?

5. What type of restaurant do Saeed and Nadia meet at in Chapter 2?

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