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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 Aisha silently mouth to Ahmed when she is comforting Hala?
2. Why does Yasmeen tell Nima they have to stay together?
3. Who comes to Nima in a whirlwind and tells her to go right that minute?
4. What does Nima briefly think she needs to tell her mother somehow in Part IV?
5. What will decide whether it is Nima or Yasmeen that goes on to live in the real world?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Nima watch her mother teaching others how to do in Part III?
2. What happens to both Nima and Yasmeen in "The Game"?
3. What does Aisha tell Nima about her past in "Touched"?
4. Who banishes Yasmeen from the party in Part IV?
5. How does Nima finally get something to eat?
6. What is the first thing Nima and Yasmeen see when they step into the past?
7. Why is Yasmeen really angry at Nima after they survive the river in Part IV?
8. In "Room," what happens to Hala?
9. What does Nima do in "The Water"?
10. In "Quiet," what does Yasmeen suggest that Nima thinks is strange?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What significance does Elhillo assign and describe to Arabic and Arabic speaking in terms of Nima's and Haitham's relationship? 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
Why is the yellow dress such a powerful symbol of love, affection, and inter-generational solitude between Nima and Aisha? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
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