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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 eating constantly.
(c) The stranger is not taking her home.
(d) The stranger is talking as if he is insane.

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

3. What does Yasmeen really admire Nima doing in "The Lesson"?
(a) Dancing.
(b) Singing.
(c) Eating.
(d) Skiing.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of Aisha's friends really seem to dislike each other?

2. What almost runs into Yasmeen in "Quiet"?

3. Where does Yasmeen finally appear in full form to Nima?

4. Why does Hala get arrested in Part IV?

5. Why does Ahmed tell his friend he is thinking of leaving his wife?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who saves Nima at the airport?

2. What is the first thing Nima and Yasmeen see when they step into the past?

3. In "Haitham" (116), what does Nima learn about Haitham's father?

4. Who ends up paying for Nima's food in Part III?

5. In "Baba" (138), what does Nima learn about her father?

6. What does Aisha tell Nima about her past in "Touched"?

7. What does Nima watch her mother teaching others how to do in Part III?

8. In "Street Fair," what does Nima try to do that she realizes she does not have money for?

9. What is strange about Nima's body in "Caught"?

10. In "Hala" (133), what do the police do to Hala?

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