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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 feel at the start of this story?
(a) Happy.
(b) Anxious.
(c) Peaceful.
(d) Angry.

2. In Chapter 1, what does Zahra compare the natural disaster in her town to?
(a) Her mother's death.
(b) Her inner turmoil.
(c) Her husband's death.
(d) Her marriage.

3. How much money does Zahra receive in Chapter 3 from the government?
(a) Enough for a hundred days.
(b) 100 dollars.
(c) Enough for twenty days.
(d) 354 dollars.

4. Whose perspective is "Year of the Elephant" from?
(a) A homeless man.
(b) A child.
(c) A wealthy woman.
(d) A working-class woman.

5. What crisis did Morocco face in the mid 1950s?
(a) Educational.
(b) War.
(c) Poverty.
(d) Water.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How did Faqih escape his pursuers?

3. How many languages does Abou Zayd know?

4. What news does Zahra's husband give her in Chapter 1?

5. Who, at the end of Chapter 1, gives Zahra a mattress?

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