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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 come to think of her father as by the end of Part IV?

2. What does Nima remember her mother telling her in "The Stranger"?

3. What starts happening to both Yasmeen and Nima during the game?

4. Where does Nima go right after she gets off the bus?

5. What does Nima do to try to stop the game?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Aisha tell Nima about her past in "Touched"?

3. How does Nima feel about losing Yasmeen in "Alone"?

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

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

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

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

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

9. Who saves Nima at the airport?

10. What happens to both Nima and Yasmeen in "The Game"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

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 the fact that Nima never met her father Ahmed impact her relationship with Aisha, her mother? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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