View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What was the life of the person the state official met with like?
(a) Luxurious.
(b) Poor.
(c) Confused.
(d) Stressful.

3. What does the state official offer his acquaintance?
(a) A house.
(b) A better paying job.
(c) A car.
(d) Clothes.

4. What is the visitor's home like in "Dinner in the Black Market"?
(a) Ugly.
(b) Luxurious.
(c) Simple.
(d) Homey.

5. What religion does Aziz convert to?
(a) Judaism.
(b) Christianity.
(c) Hindu.
(d) Muslim.

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

7. Which sister became grumpy during fasting?
(a) The sickly one.
(b) The poor one.
(c) The robust one.
(d) The wealthy one.

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

9. Where does Zahra try and find work in Chapter 5?
(a) A factory.
(b) A school.
(c) A restaurant.
(d) A hospital.

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

11. In "Dinner in the Black Market", why did the husband's praise the visitor?
(a) Her outfit.
(b) Her furniture.
(c) Her music selection.
(d) Her hospitality.

12. In "Out of Work", how did her community change?
(a) It is now a busy city.
(b) It is empty.
(c) It is violent.
(d) It doesn't change.

13. What happens to the old neighbors in "Out of Work"?
(a) They were arrested.
(b) They died.
(c) They still live in the same homes.
(d) They moved.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who questions Zahra's choice to move in Chapter 5?

2. What caused the deterioration of Zahra's marriage?

3. What is the visitor's real profession?

4. How do the visitor and employee know each other?

5. How does the sister in "Silence" ask for God's forgiveness?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 359 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample