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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What papers does Zahra fill out at the start of Chapter 3?
(a) A will.
(b) Custody papers.
(c) Immigration papers.
(d) Divorce papers.

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

3. What does Zahra remember when she sees images of the natural disaster in Chapter 1?
(a) Jewish merchants.
(b) The sultan.
(c) The local baker.
(d) Her school.

4. How does Zahra feel in Chapter 3 when she visits the open air market?
(a) Oppressed.
(b) At home.
(c) Free,
(d) Scared.

5. Where does Zahra return to in Chapter 1?
(a) Her condo.
(b) Her hometown.
(c) New York.
(d) School.

6. How old was Abou Zayd when Morocco gained independence from France?
(a) 6.
(b) 10.
(c) 2.
(d) 15.

7. What is the "first" this book is known for?
(a) The first book written by a woman.
(b) The first book to question Christianity.
(c) The first book written by a Moroccan woman translated to English.
(d) The first book to question Islam.

8. Who is Rahma?
(a) A wealthy banker.
(b) An eccentric woman.
(c) A doctor.
(d) An eccentric man.

9. Who is the narrator of this story?
(a) Mohammed.
(b) Zahra.
(c) Layla.
(d) Na'Keisha.

10. How did Zahra and Faqih travel to Souk al-Arba?
(a) Car.
(b) Taxi.
(c) Bus.
(d) Horse.

11. How does Zahra feel at the start of Chapter 4?
(a) Sad.
(b) Scared.
(c) Confident.
(d) Angry.

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

13. What is scary about the news Zahra receives in Chapter 1 from her husband?
(a) Moroccan women don't divorce.
(b) They will have no where to live.
(c) Her mother is her best friend.
(d) She doesn't want him to die.

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

15. What news does Zahra's husband give her in Chapter 1?
(a) He is broke.
(b) He is dying.
(c) He wants a divorce.
(d) Her mother is dying.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Zahra compare the Casablanca Massacre to?

2. Who was born in the Year of the Elephant ?

3. How did Zahra's mother treat her?

4. What did the children think Rahma really was?

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

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