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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 does Zahra think about Casablanca?
(a) Low class.
(b) Scary.
(c) Exciting.
(d) Mean.

2. What does Zahra remember when she sees images of the natural disaster in Chapter 1?
(a) Jewish merchants.
(b) The sultan.
(c) Her school.
(d) The local baker.

3. What is a faqih?
(a) A doctor.
(b) A street car.
(c) A queen.
(d) A holyman.

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

5. Who is the narrator of this story?
(a) Na'Keisha.
(b) Zahra.
(c) Mohammed.
(d) Layla.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many languages does Abou Zayd know?

2. What is scary about the news Zahra receives in Chapter 1 from her husband?

3. What was Zahra's father like?

4. What is the name of the author of the introduction?

5. When did Morocco gain independence?

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