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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What people make up Zahra's family class?
(a) Kings and queens.
(b) Businessmen and politicians.
(c) Farmers and townspeople.
(d) Slaves.

2. Who surprises Zahra during one of her meetings in Chapter 4?
(a) Her husband.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Faqih.
(d) June B.

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

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

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

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

7. How does Zahra describe her childhood?
(a) Flower.
(b) Desert.
(c) Jungle.
(d) Oasis.

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

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

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

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

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

13. Who is Safia?
(a) A wife of a nationalist.
(b) A German guard.
(c) A doctor.
(d) A lawyer.

14. Who goes to the prison with Zahra to visit her husband?
(a) Rahamn.
(b) Jules.
(c) Mohamahed.
(d) Roukia.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What rumor was spread about Raham's house?

2. Who is Rahma?

3. Who stole donated goods from the storage sight in Chapter 4?

4. What did Zahra feel her role was once she married?

5. How did Zahra's family make money?

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