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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How could the Zar ceremony be described?

5. What did the al do to babies and their mothers after they captured them?

6. What does the iron do to the al?

7. The Superintendent's family used power in the wrong way. Explain.

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

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

10. What was Superintendent Bashir's reaction when Hamed and Onsi questioned him about the djinn?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Women are leaders. Write a short essay giving instances from the novella that show the quality of leadership in women.

Essay Topic 3

Describe the relationship between Agent Hamed and Agent Onsi throughout the novella. Does it change? If so, how and why?

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