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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Discontented, and Divorce.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the acquaintance's reaction to the state official's offer in "The Discontented"?
(a) He cries.
(b) He turns it down.
(c) He laughs.
(d) He accepts.

2. Where does Zahra's husband go to jail?
(a) San Juan.
(b) Al-Mia.
(c) San Quentin.
(d) Al-Adir.

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

4. How did Zahra's mother treat her?
(a) She loved her.
(b) She hated her.
(c) She ignored her.
(d) She played games with her.

5. What does Zahra think of her sister?
(a) She is kind.
(b) She is loving.
(c) She is evil.
(d) She is vain.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the girls decorate their construction in "A House in the Woods"?

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

3. How did Zahra react to the Casablanca Massacre?

4. What does the old man in "A House in the Woods" do while the girls build?

5. Who returned from exile in 1956?

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