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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Zahra visit in Chapter 3 to air her frustration?
(a) Her brother.
(b) The faqih.
(c) A therapist.
(d) Her mother.

2. What was attacked in 570 A.D.?
(a) Casablanca.
(b) France.
(c) Mecca.
(d) Jerusalem.

3. What can Zahra and her husband not discuss while at the jail?
(a) Their children.
(b) Politics.
(c) Their marriage.
(d) The weather.

4. At the start of Chapter 4 what does Zahra spend her money on?
(a) Spinning materials.
(b) Food.
(c) Clothes.
(d) Medicine.

5. What does Zahra do to Pinhas' shop?
(a) Burns it.
(b) Shops there.
(c) Buys it.
(d) Paints it.

6. What natural disaster occurs in Chapter 1 to Zahara's town?
(a) Hurricane.
(b) Tornado.
(c) Blizzard.
(d) Flood.

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

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

9. What did Zahra feel her role was once she married?
(a) To find a job.
(b) To sweep floors.
(c) To get pregnant.
(d) To go to school.

10. What animal dropped clay pellets on the army?
(a) Birds.
(b) Monkeys.
(c) Lions.
(d) Elephants.

11. Who is Walter in Chapter 4?
(a) A German Guard.
(b) A French politician.
(c) A journalist.
(d) A doctor.

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

13. What job did Abou Zayd have after college?
(a) Journalist.
(b) Waitress.
(c) Doctor.
(d) Model.

14. How did Zahra react to the Casablanca Massacre?
(a) Happiness.
(b) Laughter.
(c) Joy.
(d) Shock.

15. What is considered the language of the common man in Morocco?
(a) French.
(b) English.
(c) Spanish.
(d) Arabic.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Zahra's father like?

2. Who did Zahra's husband ask permission from before marrying Zahra?

3. What language was "Year of the Elephant" first written in?

4. How did Zahra and Faqih travel to Souk al-Arba?

5. How was the Sultan of Morocco treated when he returned from exile?

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