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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. How many pyramids does the teacher in "Pyramids" tell the class their home country still has?
2. What did Nima's mother once want to be?
3. What does Mama Fatheya tell Nima and Haitham not to do after sundown?
4. At the end of Part II, what does Nima plan to tell her mother when Aisha gets home from work?
5. What does Nima tell her mother after her fight at school that she knows is a cruel thing to say?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is one major factor Haitham and Nima have in common?
2. In "Bathwater," what startling thing happens to Nima in the bath?
3. Why does Aisha name Nima "Nima" instead of "Yasmeen" ?
4. In "Yasmeen," (pgs. 12 - 13), how does Nima imagine the fictional Yasmeen?
5. In "Baba," what does Aisha have all over the apartment that Nima often looks at?
6. What happens in "The Airport" that Nima always remembers as hurting her mother deeply?
7. What does Nima use to imagine Aisha's life before she herself was born?
8. In "Videos," what embarrasses Nima terribly in front of her mother?
9. What happens when Nima is harassed by a group of white boys at school?
10. What does Nima tell her mother is really wrong with her in "Ghosts"?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How does Nima's ability to visit the past as an observer begin to radically change her perceptions of her own family's history? Write an essay explaining your answers.
Essay Topic 2
How does Elhillo use Yasmeen's character to reveal certain aspects of Nima's character that were previously hidden to the reader? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
Essay Topic 3
How does Elhillo develop the topic of female kinship and support throughout this novel? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
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