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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 invites her sister to move in with her.
(d) She donates money to the church.

2. What is the setting of "A House in the Woods"?
(a) A small village.
(b) A mountain top.
(c) A big city.
(d) A desert.

3. What does Zahra receive in the divorce?
(a) Her clothes and a room.
(b) The children.
(c) Her house.
(d) One million dollars.

4. Which sister took comfort in fasting?
(a) The fat one.
(b) The poor one.
(c) The wealthy one.
(d) The sickly one.

5. What job does Zahra take at the end of Chapter 5?
(a) Doctor.
(b) Cleaning lady.
(c) Teacher.
(d) Factory worker.

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

7. What is the man's behavior like in "Divorce"?
(a) Happy.
(b) Sad.
(c) Anxious.
(d) Confident.

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

9. What is lodged in a character's nose in "A Vacation"?
(a) A marble.
(b) A grape.
(c) A bead.
(d) A chickpea.

10. What does the old man in "A House in the Woods" lend the girls?
(a) An axe.
(b) A horse.
(c) A hammer.
(d) A sack.

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

12. What building materials do the girls use in "A House in the Woods"?
(a) Pebbles.
(b) Brick.
(c) Sticks.
(d) Straw.

13. Who visits the man in "Divorce"?
(a) His mother.
(b) His agent.
(c) His father.
(d) His brother.

14. What mode of transportation does the man in "Divorce" use?
(a) Bus.
(b) Bike.
(c) Car.
(d) Motercycle.

15. What is wrong, according to Zahra's husband, with the way she eats?
(a) She talks and eats at the same time.
(b) She eats with her hands.
(c) She uses a spoon.
(d) She uses a fork.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the woman in "Out of Work" see young people wearing?

2. What does the oldest girl want to build by the stream?

3. What happens when Zahra confronts her husband about his affair?

4. Which sister became grumpy during fasting?

5. How does the woman in "Out of Work" describe her commute?

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