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

2. What was Hajj Ali given after the independence?
(a) A new home.
(b) A medal.
(c) A saat.
(d) A caid.

3. What does the old man in "A House in the Woods" lend the girls?
(a) A hammer.
(b) A sack.
(c) An axe.
(d) A horse.

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

5. Who taught Zahra the skill she will use to make money?
(a) Her father.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Her grandmother.
(d) No one.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who visits the man in "Divorce"?

2. Who does Roukia scare away from her home one night?

3. Why do people warn Zahra about moving?

4. How does the acquaintance in "The Discontented" feel when he sees the state official's home?

5. Who is the narrator of this story?

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