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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the sister in "Silence" ask for God's forgiveness?
(a) She prays.
(b) She marries her sister's husband.
(c) She donates money to the church.
(d) She invites her sister to move in with her.

2. What happens when Zahra confronts her husband about his affair?
(a) He apologizes.
(b) He does nothing.
(c) He lies.
(d) He slaps her.

3. What is the visitor's personality in "Dinner in the Black Market" like?
(a) Charming.
(b) Snobby.
(c) Rude.
(d) Non-existant.

4. What month is "A Vacation" set in?
(a) December.
(b) April.
(c) November.
(d) June.

5. How do the girls decorate their construction in "A House in the Woods"?
(a) Wallpaper.
(b) Flowers.
(c) Paint.
(d) Diamonds.

6. What does the oldest girl want to build by the stream?
(a) A bridge.
(b) A fort.
(c) A house.
(d) A church.

7. What does the acquaintance in "The Discontented" claim he knows nothing about?
(a) Farming.
(b) Women.
(c) Cleaning.
(d) Accounting.

8. What do the girls in "A House in the Woods" carry their building materials in?
(a) A wheelbarrow.
(b) A truck.
(c) Their dresses.
(d) A hat.

9. What surprise awaited Roukia at home in "A Vacation"?
(a) A friend.
(b) A cousin.
(c) A puppy.
(d) A plate of cookies.

10. What does Roukia's mother send her to the field to collect?
(a) Thyme.
(b) Milk.
(c) Rosemary.
(d) Flowers.

11. Who is Yasmine in "The Stranger"?
(a) A nanny.
(b) Aziz's mother.
(c) A doctor.
(d) A teacher.

12. When must the sisters fast?
(a) The third Friday of the month.
(b) During the day.
(c) 48 hours.
(d) During the night.

13. Why does the state official's acquaintance believe his life is the way it is?
(a) Bad luck.
(b) Good luck.
(c) Prison.
(d) Marrying into a good family.

14. Who is Aziz set to meet?
(a) His wife.
(b) His doctor.
(c) His family.
(d) His banker.

15. Who abandoned the man in "Divorce" when he was a child?
(a) His sister.
(b) His brother.
(c) His mother.
(d) His father.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Roukia get locked in?

2. What is the state official's life like?

3. What was the life of the person the state official met with like?

4. Which sister took comfort in fasting?

5. Why do people warn Zahra about moving?

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