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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 is Haitham's father's name?

2. Who offers to take Nima home in Part III?

3. What does Yasmeen really admire Nima doing in "The Lesson"?

4. What will decide whether it is Nima or Yasmeen that goes on to live in the real world?

5. Why does Aisha want to stay in her home country?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who saves Nima at the airport?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

How do both Nima and Yasmeen change during their time together observing - and even altering - the past? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

What personal connections does Elhillo seem to have to both the characters' backgrounds and the subject matter of this novel? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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