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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Year of the Elephant, Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is considered the language of the wealthy in Morocco?
(a) Arabic.
(b) French.
(c) English.
(d) Spanish.

2. Who returned from exile in 1956?
(a) Mohammed.
(b) The sultan.
(c) Abou Zayd.
(d) Shaefer.

3. Who did Morocco fight in the 19th century?
(a) The United States.
(b) The French and Spanish.
(c) The Russians.
(d) The Japanese.

4. What is the "first" this book is known for?
(a) The first book written by a Moroccan woman translated to English.
(b) The first book to question Islam.
(c) The first book written by a woman.
(d) The first book to question Christianity.

5. Whose grave does Zahra visit in Chapter 2?
(a) Her husband.
(b) Her friend.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her grandfather.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many languages does Abou Zayd know?

2. What is a faqih?

3. What did the children think Rahma really was?

4. What crisis did Morocco face in the mid 1950s?

5. What was Zahra's father like?

(see the answer key)

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