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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Stranger, and Out of Work.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Roukia's mother send her to the field to collect?
(a) Rosemary.
(b) Thyme.
(c) Milk.
(d) Flowers.

2. How did Zahra feel on her wedding day?
(a) Angry.
(b) Happy.
(c) Sad.
(d) Giddy.

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

4. What does Hajj Ali do for a living?
(a) Farmer.
(b) Doctor.
(c) Teacher.
(d) Blacksmith.

5. What does Zahra's husband go to jail?
(a) He robs a bank.
(b) He is a nationalist sympathizer.
(c) He murders a friend.
(d) He hits his wife.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do people warn Zahra about moving?

2. What is Aziz's temperament like at the start of "The Stranger"?

3. What mode of transportation does the man in "Divorce" use?

4. What is the setting of "A House in the Woods"?

5. What surprise awaited Roukia at home in "A Vacation"?

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