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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 8, how many photos does Aziz notice in the bedroom?

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

3. What color tint is Zohra wearing on her lips in Chapter 8?

4. In Chapter 6, what did Khadija give Halima when her son passed his exams?

5. How many panes are missing in the windows in Aziz's mother's apartment in Chapter 8?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. In Chapter 8 how much money does Aziz have, and why is it not enough to start a business?

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

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

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

7. How did Farid save Halima when they took the boat trip to Spain?

8. What and where does Meriem take something for Zohra?

9. How did Murad's father die?

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

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

Aziz and Zohra are separated for five years. How do they grow apart? How does the absence affect their relationship? How does their relationship change?

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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