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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Year of the Elephant, Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Zahra describe her childhood?
(a) Oasis.
(b) Desert.
(c) Flower.
(d) Jungle.

2. What year was Abou Zayd born?
(a) 1920.
(b) 1960.
(c) 1950.
(d) 1980.

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

4. What was Zahra's father like?
(a) Kind.
(b) Funny.
(c) Violent.
(d) Loving.

5. Who helped Zahra decide to join the Moroccan resistance movement?
(a) Ramdah.
(b) Faqih.
(c) Jordan.
(d) Her father.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Zahra feel at the start of this story?

2. Who taught Zahra the skill she will use to make money?

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

4. Where does Zahra return to in Chapter 1?

5. What language did Abou Zayd use on her radio show?

(see the answer key)

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