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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 animal dropped clay pellets on the army?
(a) Lions.
(b) Monkeys.
(c) Elephants.
(d) Birds.

2. What people make up Zahra's family class?
(a) Businessmen and politicians.
(b) Slaves.
(c) Farmers and townspeople.
(d) Kings and queens.

3. What does the reader learn in Chapter 1 about Zahra's family?
(a) They are wealthy.
(b) They live in jail.
(c) Her close family members are dead.
(d) They are politicians.

4. Why did Zahra's mother-in-law want her son to divorce Zahra?
(a) She yelled at her.
(b) She was barren.
(c) She stole from the family.
(d) She ate the last of their rice.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the "first" this book is known for?

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

3. Where did Zahra live during the first year of her marriage?

4. Whose perspective is "Year of the Elephant" from?

5. Who does Zahra learn has a baby later in life?

(see the answer key)

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