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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. How does Nima feel after swimming in Part III?
(a) As if she is as heavy as lead.
(b) As if she is completely restored.
(c) As if her limbs have been emptied of their bones.
(d) As if she is lighter than a feather.

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

3. What does Yasmeen say she had always wished she had gotten in a name?
(a) A name from a grandparent.
(b) A name from a cherished sibling.
(c) A name from a cousin.
(d) A name that meant something, like Nima's.

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

5. What does Nima think her father smells like?
(a) Flowers.
(b) Maple.
(c) Apples and smoke.
(d) Rice.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Nima plan to pay for her food in Part III?

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

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

5. What does Yasmeen say is the connection between herself and Nima?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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