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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Year of the Elephant, Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the children think Rahma really was?
(a) A vampire.
(b) A demon.
(c) A fairy.
(d) A witch.

2. How old was Abou Zayd when Morocco gained independence from France?
(a) 15.
(b) 10.
(c) 6.
(d) 2.

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

4. Who, at the end of Chapter 1, gives Zahra a mattress?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Rahman.
(c) Her brother.
(d) The faqih.

5. What rumor was spread about Raham's house?
(a) She had a magic room.
(b) She had 20 bedrooms.
(c) It was haunted.
(d) It disappeared.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Zahra remember when she sees images of the natural disaster in Chapter 1?

2. What did Zahra see in Rahman's home?

3. Who did Morocco fight in the 19th century?

4. What was attacked in 570 A.D.?

5. What animal dropped clay pellets on the army?

(see the answer key)

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