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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. In Chapter 4, how long ago did someone buy the club card for Aziz?

2. In Chapter 4, what did Lahcen usually wear?

3. What type of tea did Aziz have for breakfast before his departure in Chapter 4?

4. In Chapter 1, how many illegals does Murad remember died when trying to come to Spain on a tomato truck?

5. In Chapter 2, what month is it?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 4, what schooling did Aziz have, and how did he use his education?

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

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

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

5. In Chapter 2, why is Noura not attending NYU?

6. In Chapter 2, what are Larbi Amrani's thoughts about prayers beads on his rearview mirror?

7. How many people is the Zodiac inflatable meant to accommodate, and how many people are onboard in Chapter 1?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Colors are sometimes associated with mood. What colors would you choose to describe the mood in various chapters? If you could assign a color to represent the overall mood of the novel, what color would it be? Why?

Essay Topic 2

Aziz had a diploma, but no job. How would you describe the hopelessness of Aziz’s life? What motivates him to want to change his life?

Essay Topic 3

Point of view determines what a reader knows about the events and characters in a book. What is the point of view of the novel, and how does it influence the story?

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