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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. When Aziz returns in Chapter 8, where does Aziz's mother spend the night so he and Zohra can be alone?

2. In Chapter 8, what does Aziz bring Zohira?

3. How long ago in Chapter 5, had Murad's father died?

4. How old was Faten when she left her aunt's home in a seaside town and went back to the capital?

5. In Chapter 5, what was Murad's mother doing when he returned to the apartment?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Murad's father die?

2. In Chapter 6, why does Fatiha visit Halima?

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

4. In Chapter 8, who comes to visit while Aziz is eating breakfast?

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

6. What is Aziz's homecoming like in Chapter 8?

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

8. What does Faten's roommate do and why did Faten pick her for a roommate?

9. In Chapter 5, who did Murad live with and what type of place did they live in?

10. In Chapter 8, what questions does Zohra have about moving to Spain, and how does Aziz answer her questions?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Characters in the novel hope for a better life. Why do characters hope for a better life? How does the author use the theme of hope in the book?

Essay Topic 2

Imagery is a literary device authors use to describe something using the five senses to help readers experience what a character is experiencing. How does the author use imagery to help readers imagine the world she has created?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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