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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the visitor think she can help the employee in "Dinner in the Black Market"?
(a) Her business is hiring.
(b) She owns a bookstore.
(c) She owns rental properties.
(d) She knows important people.

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

3. Who does the man in "Divorce" marry?
(a) A teacher.
(b) A homeless woman.
(c) A lawyer.
(d) A wealthy woman.

4. What is the acquaintance's reaction to the state official's offer in "The Discontented"?
(a) He accepts.
(b) He cries.
(c) He turns it down.
(d) He laughs.

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

6. In the story "Dinner in the Black Market", what is the employee looking for?
(a) A missing book.
(b) A rental.
(c) A piece of art.
(d) A job.

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

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

9. What job does Aziz hope to obtain?
(a) Doctor.
(b) Rabbi.
(c) Teacher.
(d) Priest.

10. How does the acquaintance in "The Discontented" feel when he sees the state official's home?
(a) Sadness.
(b) Disgust.
(c) Awe.
(d) Happiness.

11. How long did it take the woman in "Out of Work" to understand her city?
(a) 20 years.
(b) 5 years.
(c) 100 years.
(d) 1 year.

12. Where does Roukia get locked in?
(a) Her room.
(b) A freezer.
(c) The cellar.
(d) The attic.

13. What was the relationship between the two sisters in "Silence" like?
(a) Caring.
(b) Loving.
(c) Tense.
(d) Loud.

14. What animal does one of the girls chase in "A House in the Woods"?
(a) A bear.
(b) A butterfly.
(c) A hornet.
(d) A dog.

15. What does the man in "Divorce" complain about?
(a) Wrinkled pants.
(b) A wrinkled shirt.
(c) His broken car.
(d) His cold dinner.

Short Answer Questions

1. How are the girls in "A House in the Woods" related?

2. In "Out of Work", how did her community change?

3. What does the woman in "Out of Work" do now that she is unemployed?

4. What do the girls in "A House in the Woods" carry their building materials in?

5. How did the two sisters in "Silence" differ?

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