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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Zahra's husband express interest to Zahra that he wanted to marry her?
(a) He did not consult her.
(b) He emailed her.
(c) He called her.
(d) He wrote her a letter.

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

3. What rumor was spread about Raham's house?
(a) She had 20 bedrooms.
(b) It was haunted.
(c) She had a magic room.
(d) It disappeared.

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

5. Who tells Zahra that her husband is in jail?
(a) Her husband.
(b) A lawyer.
(c) A neighbor.
(d) Her mother.

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

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

8. When did Morocco gain independence?
(a) 1990.
(b) 1972.
(c) 1956.
(d) 1909.

9. In Chapter 1, what does Zahra compare the natural disaster in her town to?
(a) Her inner turmoil.
(b) Her husband's death.
(c) Her mother's death.
(d) Her marriage.

10. Where did Zahra want to store goods in Chapter 4?
(a) Faqih's house.
(b) Her house.
(c) A cellar in an abandoned home.
(d) The local school.

11. How did Zahra's mother treat her?
(a) She played games with her.
(b) She hated her.
(c) She ignored her.
(d) She loved her.

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

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

14. What limb did Faqih loose in Vietnam?
(a) A foot.
(b) An arm.
(c) A leg.
(d) A toe.

15. What type of meetings do Zahra and Safia hold?
(a) Parent-teacher meetings.
(b) Therapist sessions.
(c) Legal meetings.
(d) Women's meetings.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Zahra think about Casablanca?

2. What does Hajj Ali do for a living?

3. Who does Faqih hate?

4. What does the reader learn in Chapter 1 about Zahra's family?

5. How did Zahra learn about Rahman?

(see the answer keys)

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