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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. What does Nima's best friend have to do at school in Part I?
2. What game do Nima and her best friend play from their apartment in Part I?
3. What does Haitham tell kids at school in an effort to defend Nima?
4. Who does Nima sometimes imagine she is?
5. What does Aisha start wearing after 9/11 instead of a scarf on her head?
Short Essay Questions
1. In "Haitham" (pg. 43), what does Mama Fatheya tell Nima and Haitham about loud singing after sundown?
2. In "Baba," what does Aisha have all over the apartment that Nima often looks at?
3. In "Haitham" (55), what begins the fight between Haitham and Nima?
4. What does Nima think of her friendship with Haitham?
5. In "School," why does Nima beg her mother to stop sending leftovers to school for her?
6. In "The Photograph," who does Nima always admire and long for?
7. How do Haitham and Nima know each other?
8. What does Nima imagine about herself in the mirror?
9. What is one major factor Haitham and Nima have in common?
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 and why does Elhillo steadily build on descriptions of the anti-Muslim, xenophobic attitudes and behaviors Nima, Haitham, and their families experience? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.
Essay Topic 2
How does Elhillo describe Nima's feelings of inadequacy and self-doubt in the early stages of the novel? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
Essay Topic 3
What personal connections does Elhillo seem to have to both the characters' backgrounds and the subject matter of this novel? Write an essay explaining your answers.
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