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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 did Lachen do for a living in Chapter 4?

2. In Chapter 4, what did Zohra's friend have to drink at a coffee shop with Aziz and Lahcen?

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

4. When did someone give Larbi Amrani prayer beads?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What type of friendship did Aziz and Lahcen have in Chapter 4?

2. What job does Murad think he will get at first when he gets to Spain, and what job does he want to get later in Chapter 1?

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. How did Halima and Maati make money in Chapter 3?

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 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 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Halima and Aziz both decide the only solution to their problems is to immigrate. Why do both Halima and Aziz decide that immigration is the only solution to their problems? Why do they believe that the pros of immigrating outweigh the cons?

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