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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. How did Halima and her children get from Tangier back to Casablanca?

2. In Chapter 8, what has Aziz always imagined that he would wear when he comes home?

3. How many years had it been in Chapter 5 since Murad had finished college?

4. In Casablanca in Chapter 8, how long does Aziz have to wait in line for the passport check?

5. In Chapter 8, how long does Aziz remember that it took the police to send him back to Morocco when he was caught during his first trip?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did Murad's father die?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The author uses various techniques to provide background information about characters and events. What are some techniques that the author uses to provide background information about characters and events? How effective are those techniques in providing information about characters and events?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Genre is a means of classifying a literary work. What is the genre of the novel and why?

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