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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. What does Mama Fatheya say she thinks about the spirit she got rid of - Yasmeen?
(a) It seemed joyful.
(b) It seemed particularly nasty.
(c) It seemed harmless.
(d) It seemed hurt.

2. Where do Nima and Yasmeen land together after their fall?
(a) A trampoline.
(b) The ocean.
(c) The river.
(d) The concrete.

3. Where does Nima trespass in Part III?
(a) A man's home and pool.
(b) The government facility.
(c) Her teacher's house.
(d) The school.

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

5. In "Room," who is Aisha thinking she should call?
(a) Her sister.
(b) Nima.
(c) Yasmeen.
(d) Hala.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Nima briefly think she needs to tell her mother somehow in Part IV?

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

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

5. What does Yasmeen say she had always wished she had gotten in a name?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Nima's father waver in his relationship to Aisha?

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

3. Who saves Nima at the airport?

4. What does Hala say about Haitham's injuries in Part III?

5. What does Nima learn about what has happened to Haitham in Part III?

6. In "Quiet," what does Yasmeen suggest that Nima thinks is strange?

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

8. What does Nima do in "The Water"?

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

10. In "Room," what happens to Hala?

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