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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What did Zahra feel her role was once she married?
(a) To sweep floors.
(b) To find a job.
(c) To get pregnant.
(d) To go to school.

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

10. What natural disaster occurs in Chapter 1 to Zahara's town?
(a) Tornado.
(b) Flood.
(c) Hurricane.
(d) Blizzard.

11. Who moves to Casablanca with Zahra?
(a) Her friend.
(b) Her brother.
(c) Her sister.
(d) Her husband.

12. How did Zahra's husband feel about the resistance?
(a) Scared.
(b) Indifferent.
(c) Angry.
(d) Sympathetic.

13. How much money does Zahra receive in Chapter 3 from the government?
(a) Enough for twenty days.
(b) 354 dollars.
(c) 100 dollars.
(d) Enough for a hundred days.

14. Who was born in the Year of the Elephant ?
(a) The prophet Mohammad.
(b) Shing Liu.
(c) Abou Zayd.
(d) Jesus.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Zahra's husband express interest to Zahra that he wanted to marry her?

2. What is scary about the news Zahra receives in Chapter 1 from her husband?

3. Where does Zahra go to live in Chapter 1?

4. How old was Abou Zayd when Morocco gained independence from France?

5. What job did Abou Zayd have after college?

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