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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 old is the little girl who comes to have breakfast?

2. In Chapter 5, what did Rahal's boss used to do?

3. For how long in Chapter 8 has Aziz imagined his homecoming?

4. How many days of the week did Murad come home empty-handed in Chapter 5?

5. In Chapter 5, how long ago did the brother of Rashid the baker go on a boat to Spain?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 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

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?

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