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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What was Zahra's father like?
(a) Violent.
(b) Funny.
(c) Loving.
(d) Kind.

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

4. What did the children think Rahma really was?
(a) A fairy.
(b) A witch.
(c) A demon.
(d) A vampire.

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

6. How did Zahra's family make money?
(a) Making bread.
(b) Banking.
(c) Oil.
(d) Growing orchards.

7. What language did Abou Zayd use on her radio show?
(a) English.
(b) German.
(c) French.
(d) Arabic.

8. Who did Zahra's husband ask permission from before marrying Zahra?
(a) Her father.
(b) Her grandfather.
(c) Her mother.
(d) The mayor.

9. What does the reader learn in Chapter 1 about Zahra's family?
(a) Her close family members are dead.
(b) They are politicians.
(c) They live in jail.
(d) They are wealthy.

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

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

12. Who does Zahra learn has a baby later in life?
(a) Rahman.
(b) Rahman's daughter.
(c) Her teacher.
(d) Her sister.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who helped Zahra decide to join the Moroccan resistance movement?

3. What does Zahra compare the Casablanca Massacre to?

4. How did Zahra's husband feel about the resistance?

5. Who is the narrator of this story?

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