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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV (Pages 131 - 174, "Room" - "Alone").

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Nima's best friend do in Part I that she thinks is daring?
(a) Steals a library book.
(b) Starts a fire.
(c) Sings in front of people.
(d) Steals candy.

2. What will decide whether it is Nima or Yasmeen that goes on to live in the real world?
(a) What Hala decides to tell Aisha about herself.
(b) What name Aisha chooses.
(c) What country the child is born in.
(d) What name Ahmed chooses.

3. What does Nima do to try to stop the game?
(a) Slams a door.
(b) Shrieks.
(c) Makes a window close.
(d) Upends the tea set.

4. What does Nima try to buy right after she gets off the bus in Part III?
(a) Food.
(b) A chair.
(c) Books.
(d) Clothes.

5. What language do Nima and Haitham often speak together when they are very young?
(a) Arabic.
(b) French.
(c) German.
(d) Spanish.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Hala get arrested in Part IV?

2. Who tries to banish Yasmeen from the house in Part IV?

3. What does Nima often think her mother feels?

4. What does Nima fantasize would have become of her father if he had lived?

5. Who is Nima most interested in observing from the past?

(see the answer key)

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