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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 Ahmed's friend tell him he and his wife want?

2. How does Nima unexpectedly feel when Yasmeen vanishes from Aisha's house in Part IV?

3. Where does Nima finally go to get food?

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

5. Who helps Haitham immediately after he is hurt?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Nima do in "The Water"?

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

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

6. How does Nima save Yasmeen's life in Part IV?

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

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

9. In "Quiet," what does Yasmeen suggest that Nima thinks is strange?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why and how does Elhillo highlight the way that some characters exhibiting racist, harmful behaviors associate the words "Muslim" and "terrorist" at different places in the novel? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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

Why do you think Elhillo decided to write this novel in verse, choosing that structure over others? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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