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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 is Haitham's father's name?

2. Who ends up paying for Nima's food in Part III?

3. What does Khaltu Hala say to Aisha about Haitham in "Hala"?

4. What does Nima realize is the relationship between Hala and Haitham's father?

5. How does Nima feel after swimming in Part III?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "Half Possible," what does Yasmeen finally tell Nima about their existence?

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

3. When does Nima realize she is really in danger in Part III?

4. Who ends up paying for Nima's food in Part III?

5. What does Nima watch her mother teaching others how to do in Part III?

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

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

8. In "Hala" (133), what do the police do to Hala?

9. Why does Nima's father waver in his relationship to Aisha?

10. What is strange about Nima's body in "Caught"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How do both Nima and Yasmeen change during their time together observing - and even altering - the past? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

How does Elhillo treat the topic of male abuse of women through the backgrounds and experiences of both Nima and her mother Aisha? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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