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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Zahra recognize Rahal ?
(a) He is blonde.
(b) He has six toes.
(c) He has six fingers.
(d) He has long hair.

2. What is a faqih?
(a) A queen.
(b) A doctor.
(c) A street car.
(d) A holyman.

3. What language was "Year of the Elephant" first written in?
(a) French.
(b) Arabic.
(c) Russian.
(d) German.

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

5. How did Faqih escape his pursuers?
(a) He hid in a trash can.
(b) He dressed as a homeless man.
(c) He dressed in women's clothes.
(d) He ran to Paris.

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

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

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

9. How does Zahra travel to the prison in Chapter 4?
(a) Walking.
(b) Bus.
(c) Train.
(d) Car.

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

11. Who do the literacy meetings in Chapter 4 help?
(a) Small children.
(b) School teachers.
(c) Older men.
(d) Illiterate peasant women.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Zahra go at the start of Chapter 4?

2. What does Zahra remember when she sees images of the natural disaster in Chapter 1?

3. Where does Zahra return to in Chapter 1?

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

5. What did Zahra see in Rahman's home?

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