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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 does Fatiha bring her grandchildren in Chapter 6?

2. In Chapter 8, how far is the drive from Madrid to Casablanca?

3. With whom do Aziz and Zohra have lunch in Chapter 8?

4. In Chapter 8, where does Zohra say that Lahcen moved?

5. In Chapter 8, what time does Aziz get up his first morning home?

Short Essay Questions

1. At the end of Chapter 8, how does Aziz struggle to imagine Zohra with him in Madrid?

2. What is the headstone like where Aziz's father is buried?

3. What job was Murad performing unsuccessfully in Chapter 5?

4. What sounds does Aziz hear on his first morning back in Casablanca?

5. In Chapter 8, how had Aziz dreamed of coming home?

6. What type of jobs does Halima try to get in Chapter 6?

7. How did Aziz learn of his father's death?

8. In Chapter 7, why does Faten remember that her iman suggested that she leave Morocco?

9. Where did Halima move after she returned to Casablanca?

10. In Chapter 5, how did Murad think that he might be able to get money for a boat to Spain?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In the novel, some characters are more thoroughly described than others. Who are some characters that are merely named in passing or have a minor role in the novel? What is the importance of these flat characters to the story line? In what way do these characters make the main characters more colorful or interesting? When there is conflict, what type of role do these flat characters play?

Essay Topic 2

Larbi and Noura are father and daughter. What type of relationship do they have before Noura’s friendship with Faten? How does their relationship change? How does that change affect the future for them?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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