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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 4, where did Aziz get money to take a boat to Spain?
(a) His mother, Zohra's salary, and a cousin.
(b) His grandfather.
(c) His uncle.
(d) His father, Zohra's salary, and a cousin.

2. What type of movie was playing at the Star Cinema in Chapter 4?
(a) French.
(b) South African.
(c) Spanish.
(d) Egyptian.

3. When did Aziz think he would be back in Chapter 4?
(a) 2 or 3 years.
(b) 3 or 4 years.
(c) 4 or 5 years.
(d) 1 or 2 years.

4. What type of tea did Aziz have for breakfast before his departure in Chapter 4?
(a) Berber tea.
(b) Mint.
(c) Gunpowder tea.
(d) Green tea.

5. When Aziz stopped to see Lahcen at the central post office, who was Lahcen's customer in Chapter 4?
(a) Old man.
(b) Young woman.
(c) Policeman.
(d) Barber.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 1, how long does Murad think the crossing will take if the weather is good?

2. What does Salma do for a living?

3. In Chapter 4, what did Lahcen's sister serve him, Aziz and Zohra?

4. Where did Larbi and Salma go for their honeymoon 25 years ago?

5. In Chapter 4, when did Aziz awake the morning before his departure?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 4, how had Aziz been able to marry Zohra?

2. How did Lahcen make a living in Chapter 4?

3. Where is Murad taken after he is caught in Chapter 1?

4. In Chapter 4, when might Aziz have stayed and not left?

5. In Chapter 1, what is Murad wearing and what does he wish he was wearing?

6. In Chapter 3, what did a man do on the bus that Halima was taking?

7. In Chapter 3, where did Halima's family eat?

8. What were Noura's academic plans, and how does she say she is changing them in Chapter 2?

9. Who is Si Tawfiq, and why does he come to see Larbi in Chapter 2?

10. What was the neighborhood like where Halima and her family lived in Chapter 3?

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