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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 Aisha say to a man who bumps her on the bus?
(a) Nothing.
(b) "Don't you dare touch me."
(c) "I will call the police now."
(d) "I know you didn't mean to do that."

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

3. Where does the stranger take Nima that she knows is very bad?
(a) A skating rink.
(b) An abandoned warehouse.
(c) Church.
(d) A hotel.

4. What does Aisha silently mouth to Ahmed when she is comforting Hala?
(a) Thank you.
(b) Tomorrow.
(c) I love you.
(d) Go away.

5. What does Nima refuse to let herself wonder in Part III?
(a) If her mother is still alive.
(b) If her father is still alive.
(c) If Haitham is still alive.
(d) Is Yasmeen will really be her sister.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Hala tell Aisha in "Visitors"?

3. Where does Yasmeen insist she and Nima go in "Quiet"?

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

5. What does Nima ask Yasmeen about regarding Yasmeen's appearance?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who saves Nima at the airport?

3. How does Nima finally get something to eat?

4. Why is Yasmeen really angry at Nima after they survive the river in Part IV?

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

6. What does Yasmeen really want to learn to do in Part IV that Nima teaches her?

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

8. How does Nima feel about losing Yasmeen in "Alone"?

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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