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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 will decide whether it is Nima or Yasmeen that goes on to live in the real world?

2. Where does Yasmeen finally appear in full form to Nima?

3. What does Yasmeen say is the connection between herself and Nima?

4. What has happened to Haitham in Part III?

5. Where does Yasmeen insist she and Nima go in "Quiet"?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "Street Fair," what does Nima try to do that she realizes she does not have money for?

2. Why is Nima so mad at the Arab family in the airport?

3. Who banishes Yasmeen from the party in Part IV?

4. In "Room," what happens to Hala?

5. What does Yasmeen try to do to Nima that shocks Nima in Part IV?

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

7. What does Yasmeen really want to learn to do in Part IV that Nima teaches her?

8. What does Hala say about Haitham's injuries in Part III?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What does Elhillo use dance, and Aisha's facility and love of it, to symbolize throughout this novel? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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

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.

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