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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 Yasmeen do to Nima in "Half Possible"?
(a) Beats her.
(b) Scalds her with tea water.
(c) Tries to stab her.
(d) Throws her off the roof.

2. Why does Aisha want to stay in her home country?
(a) She does not want to leave her first child there.
(b) She is sick and it might kill her to leave.
(c) She can not leave her mother.
(d) She loves it and feels a responsibility to fix it.

3. What does Nima think her father smells like?
(a) Rice.
(b) Flowers.
(c) Maple.
(d) Apples and smoke.

4. What amazes Nima when the man comes out of his house in "Caught"?
(a) He tells her he wants to swim with her.
(b) He tells her it is fine for her to swim in the pool.
(c) He yells at her.
(d) He cannot see her.

5. What does Mama Fatheya often watch on television?
(a) Talk shows.
(b) Cooking shows.
(c) Music videos.
(d) News.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Yasmeen really admire Nima doing in "The Lesson"?

2. What does Nima often do by herself after school?

3. What does Nima hear one girl say to her friend at school when they bump into Nima accidentally?

4. What does Mama Fatheya say to Hala in Part IV after her arrest?

5. What does Mama Fatheya say she thinks about the spirit she got rid of - Yasmeen?

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