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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. What does Aisha silently mouth to Ahmed when she is comforting Hala?

3. What does Hala tell Aisha in "Visitors"?

4. How does Nima save Yasmeen in Part IV?

5. What does Yasmeen say she only wants?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

How and why is Nima able to alter the entire trajectory of hers and Aisha's lives by visiting the past and intervening at a critical moment in her parents' life? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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