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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Rahma?
(a) A wealthy banker.
(b) A doctor.
(c) An eccentric man.
(d) An eccentric woman.

2. Who is Safia?
(a) A German guard.
(b) A lawyer.
(c) A doctor.
(d) A wife of a nationalist.

3. How old was Abou Zayd when Morocco gained independence from France?
(a) 2.
(b) 10.
(c) 6.
(d) 15.

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

5. How was the Sultan of Morocco treated when he returned from exile?
(a) Like a hero.
(b) With disdain.
(c) With fear.
(d) With hatred.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Hajj Ali given after the independence?

2. Who helped Zahra decide to join the Moroccan resistance movement?

3. How does Zahra feel at the start of Chapter 4?

4. How does Zahra recognize Rahal ?

5. What was Zahra's father like?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Zahra's husband sneak Faqih out of town?

2. What was Zahra's childhood like?

3. Describe Abou Zayd's childhood and how it affected her writing.

4. Why does Zahra go to the post office in Chapter 3?

5. Why is Zahra distraught at the start of Chapter 1?

6. Who raised Zahra and why could she not go back to their home?

7. Who is Rahma and why does Zahra want to get to know her?

8. What happens to Zahra's husband in Chapter 4? How does she find out?

9. Who is Safia?

10. Describe the narrator of "The Year of the Elephant".

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