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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 did Nima like to wrap herself in when she was little?

2. At the end of Part II, what does Nima plan to tell her mother when Aisha gets home from work?

3. What does Nima tell Haitham is the only reason they are friends when she fights with him in Part II?

4. Why are Nima and Aisha traveling in "The Airport"?

5. What game do Nima and her best friend play from their apartment in Part I?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens in "The Airport" that Nima always remembers as hurting her mother deeply?

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

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

4. What does Nima think of her friendship with Haitham?

5. Why does Khaltu Hala give Nima a pearl ring?

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

7. In "School," why does Nima beg her mother to stop sending leftovers to school for her?

8. In "The Photograph," who does Nima always admire and long for?

9. What does Mama Fatheya tell Nima about her own birth in "Calling Haitham"?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What recollections of their time together in the past and the spirit world do Nima and Yasmeen have at the end of the novel? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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.

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