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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Nima refuse to let herself wonder in Part III?
(a) If her mother is still alive.
(b) If Haitham is still alive.
(c) Is Yasmeen will really be her sister.
(d) If her father is still alive.

2. What does Ahmed's friend tell him he and his wife want?
(a) A child.
(b) A house.
(c) More money.
(d) Respect.

3. What kind of sisterhood does Nima think of herself and Yasmeen having by the end of Part IV?
(a) A strong one.
(b) A symbolic one.
(c) A brittle one.
(d) A real one.

4. What does Yasmeen say she had always wished she had gotten in a name?
(a) A name from a cherished sibling.
(b) A name from a cousin.
(c) A name that meant something, like Nima's.
(d) A name from a grandparent.

5. Who likes the name Nima among Aisha's friends?
(a) Mama Fatheya.
(b) Fatima.
(c) Hala.
(d) Mala.

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

7. What does Yasmeen say is the connection between herself and Nima?
(a) They are parallel versions of each other.
(b) They are enemies.
(c) They are friends.
(d) They are both spirits.

8. What almost runs into Yasmeen in "Quiet"?
(a) A duck.
(b) A truck.
(c) A bicycle.
(d) A man on foot.

9. What has happened to Haitham in Part III?
(a) He was badly beaten.
(b) He fell from his bike.
(c) He was electrocuted.
(d) He was hit by a car.

10. Who is Nima most interested in observing from the past?
(a) Her sister.
(b) Her best friend.
(c) Her grandmother.
(d) Her father.

11. Why does Yasmeen tell Nima they have to stay together?
(a) They took a vow.
(b) Their mother made them promise to stick together.
(c) Their fates are bound.
(d) They really do love each other.

12. Where does the stranger take Nima that she knows is very bad?
(a) Church.
(b) A hotel.
(c) An abandoned warehouse.
(d) A skating rink.

13. What does Ahmed's friend ask him to do in Part IV?
(a) Get him a gun.
(b) Steal something for him.
(c) Come with him to another country.
(d) Quit his job.

14. How does Nima plan to pay for her food in Part III?
(a) She does not - she is going to skip out on the bill.
(b) She will ask to do dishes to work off the debt.
(c) She has her father's credit card.
(d) She has money in her pocket.

15. What does a woman at the airport say about Nima that she is offended by?
(a) Nima seems as if she does not have a father.
(b) Nima seems as if she might be a con person.
(c) Nima seems too pretty to be out alone.
(d) Nima seems stupid and does not speak Arabic, and her mother must not care about her.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Nima save Yasmeen in Part IV?

3. Where do Nima and Yasmeen find themselves at first in the past?

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

5. Who says Yasmeen is a prettier name than Nima?

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