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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Aisha tell Nima about her father in Part III?
(a) He died defending Aisha.
(b) His spirit often visits her.
(c) He was a drug dealer.
(d) He is not really dead.

2. Which of Aisha's friends really seem to dislike each other?
(a) Hala and Amal.
(b) Amal and Fatima.
(c) Hala and Fatima.
(d) Mama Fatheya and Loti.

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

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

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

6. What does Mama Fatheya say to Hala in Part IV after her arrest?
(a) She can not have the baby.
(b) She hurt the whole family's reputation.
(c) She will need to move to Europe.
(d) She will always be loved.

7. What does Nima do on the bus in Part III?
(a) Opens its windows.
(b) Talks to the driver incessantly.
(c) Jumps off without her mother.
(d) Gives her seat up for someone else.

8. Why does Nima begin to feel uneasy when she is in the car in Part III?
(a) The stranger shows her his gun.
(b) The stranger is not taking her home.
(c) The stranger is eating constantly.
(d) The stranger is talking as if he is insane.

9. Where does Yasmeen insist she and Nima go in "Quiet"?
(a) The roof of a building.
(b) The church.
(c) The lake.
(d) The forest.

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

11. What does Nima ask Yasmeen about regarding Yasmeen's appearance?
(a) What color lipstick she uses.
(b) How her skin is so smooth.
(c) How she gets her hair to look that way.
(d) What color nail polish she uses.

12. What does Nima realize is the relationship between Hala and Haitham's father?
(a) They are only friends.
(b) They are co-workers.
(c) They are having an affair.
(d) They are cousins.

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

14. What do Yasmeen and Nima use to try to get to shore?
(a) A boat.
(b) A tire.
(c) A raft.
(d) A floating piece of wood.

15. Why does Hala get arrested in Part IV?
(a) For adultery.
(b) For stealing.
(c) For impersonating a doctor.
(d) For corruption.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What do the people who hurt Haitham call him?

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

5. What does Nima try to buy right after she gets off the bus in Part III?

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