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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Nima sit when she fantasizes about being someone else?

2. How do Nima and her mother travel to the hospital in Part II?

3. What does Aisha leave for Nima every day that she is suspended from school?

4. What happens at the airport in "The Airport"?

5. What does Nima remember wistfully Haitham doing for her years earlier?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "Bathwater," what startling thing happens to Nima in the bath?

2. In "Halloween," what does Haitham tell the kids making fun of Nima?

3. Why does Aisha name Nima "Nima" instead of "Yasmeen" ?

4. What does Nima use to imagine Aisha's life before she herself was born?

5. In "Haitham" (pg. 43), what does Mama Fatheya tell Nima and Haitham about loud singing after sundown?

6. In "Videos," what embarrasses Nima terribly in front of her mother?

7. Why does Nima think her own name is somewhat ironic?

8. In "Baba," what does Aisha have all over the apartment that Nima often looks at?

9. In "America," what does the girl who comes to Nima's apartment to work on a math project tell their peers at school?

10. In "Jinn," what does Nima think Yasmeen has appeared to her for?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How and why are things so different between Nima and Aisha once Nima returns from her journey to the past? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

What does Nima's friendship with Haitham mean to her in the early stages of the novel, as described by Elhillo? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

What does Nima eventually learn about Haitham's father that makes her deeply regret ever bringing him up during her fight with Haitham? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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