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

2. In Chapter 2, what is the topic of a book that Labri finds in Noura's room?

3. In Chapter 4, how long had Aziz and Lahcen been friends?

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

5. In Chapter 4, what type of club card did Aziz give Lahcen?

Short Essay Questions

1. At the end of Chapter 2, how does Noura want her father to help Faten?

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

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

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

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

6. In Chapter 3, how was Fatiha's apartment described?

7. What will Larbi spend his day doing in Chapter 2 after he has tea and reads the paper?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Aziz returns home after five years in Spain. What has Aziz envisioned his homecoming to be like? What is his homecoming like? Why are his expectations so different from the reality of his homecoming?

Essay Topic 2

Halima’s mother is not sympathetic about abuse Halima suffers from her husband. Why is Halima’s mother not sympathetic about the abuse Halima endures from her husband? What does Halima’s mother’s attitude reveal about women’s rights in Morocco?

Essay Topic 3

The setting is where the novel takes place. Does the setting in the book serve as a backdrop for the characters or nearly take on the role of a character? How does the setting evoke feelings or set the tone in the book?

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