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

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

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

4. Why does Aisha want to stay in her home country?
(a) She loves it and feels a responsibility to fix it.
(b) She is sick and it might kill her to leave.
(c) She does not want to leave her first child there.
(d) She can not leave her mother.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Aisha carefully peel for herself in "The Game"?

2. What kind of sisterhood does Nima think of herself and Yasmeen having by the end of Part IV?

3. Where do Nima's parents live in Part III?

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

5. What does Khaltu Hala say to Aisha about Haitham in "Hala"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Nima finally get something to eat?

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

4. Who banishes Yasmeen from the party in Part IV?

5. Why is Nima so mad at the Arab family in the airport?

6. What happens to both Nima and Yasmeen in "The Game"?

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

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

9. Who saves Nima at the airport?

10. How does Nima save Yasmeen's life in Part IV?

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