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This test consists of 10 short essay questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Essay Questions

1. What wer the names given to the Alks in other communities?

2. What was the role of the boilerplate eunuch according to the novella?

3. What does the iron do to the al?

4. Describe the eatery at Makka the next morning, according to Chapter 5?

5. What information did the Sheikha Nadiyaa give to Hamed after the ritual?

6. What other role did Abla play in this case, according to Chapter 5?

7. Describe the role Abla plays in the agents experiences in Chapters 2-5.

8. Why does Agent Hamed get furious when he realized that the djinn had spoken Armenian?

9. How does Abla help the agents after they had gathered information from Madaam Mariam?

10. How could the Zar ceremony be described?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write a short essay showing different occasions in the novella where the government does not support its citizens.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay, in which you analyze whether P. Djeli Clark is a good narrator or not.

Essay Topic 3

Explain in an essay what the materials offloaded by Nadiyaa and Jizzu into the tram car symbolized and how they were used in the Zar ritual.

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