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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does Hala call Aisha affectionately in Part IV?
(a) A nostalgia monster.
(b) A freak.
(c) A geek.
(d) A best friend.

4. Where do Nima and Yasmeen find themselves at first in the past?
(a) A prayer service.
(b) A party with their parents.
(c) A quiet night at home with their parents.
(d) The running of the bulls in Spain.

5. What does Aisha carefully peel for herself in "The Game"?
(a) An apple.
(b) A grapefruit.
(c) A pear.
(d) An orange.

6. What starts happening to both Yasmeen and Nima during the game?
(a) They each start to sing.
(b) They each start to feel pains.
(c) They each start to become more solid.
(d) They each start to disappear.

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

8. How does Nima save Yasmeen in Part IV?
(a) She gives her a blood transfusion.
(b) She stops her bleeding.
(c) She pulls her away from a speeding car.
(d) She frees her foot from under the water and saves her from drowning.

9. What is Haitham's father's name?
(a) Bartol.
(b) Ahmed.
(c) Ashraf.
(d) Sayed.

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

11. What does Khaltu Hala say to Aisha about Haitham in "Hala"?
(a) Haitham is all she has.
(b) Haitham's aunt should come see him.
(c) Haitham will not die if she prays hard enough.
(d) Haitham's father should come see him.

12. Where do Nima's parents live in Part III?
(a) With Aisha's mother.
(b) With Ahmed's sister.
(c) With Ahmed's mother.
(d) With Aisha's sister.

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

14. What does Nima ask Yasmeen to stop calling her?
(a) Friend.
(b) Cousin.
(c) Sister.
(d) Stupid.

15. What does Yasmeen say she only wants?
(a) To be a sister to Nima.
(b) To have her own romantic partner.
(c) To be born and exist.
(d) To die.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Aisha tell Nima about her father in Part III?

2. What does Ahmed's friend tell him he and his wife want?

3. What does Nima do to try to stop the game?

4. What does Nima think in "A Country"?

5. What does a woman at the airport say about Nima that she is offended by?

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