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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. Which singer do both Nima and Yasmeen like?

2. Where do Nima and Yasmeen find themselves at first in the past?

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

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. Who saves Nima at the airport?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What role does Elhillo assign to Mama Fatheya in terms of plot development in the early stages of the novel, and why do you think Elhillo does this? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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.

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