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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. Where does Zahra go at the start of Chapter 4?
(a) Church.
(b) School.
(c) Hospital.
(d) Market.

2. What is the name of the author of the introduction?
(a) McKayla Frank.
(b) John Stewart.
(c) Mike Wallace.
(d) Elizabeth Fernea.

3. How does Zahra recognize Rahal ?
(a) He has six fingers.
(b) He is blonde.
(c) He has long hair.
(d) He has six toes.

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. Whose perspective is "Year of the Elephant" from?
(a) A wealthy woman.
(b) A homeless man.
(c) A child.
(d) A working-class woman.

Short Answer Questions

1. What year was Abou Zayd born?

2. What is considered the language of the common man in Morocco?

3. Who does Zahra visit in Chapter 3 to air her frustration?

4. Where does Zahra's husband get transferred to in Chapter 4?

5. What crisis did Morocco face in the mid 1950s?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What imagery does the author use in Chapter 1?

3. Who is Safia?

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

5. Who is the local "faqih" and how does he help Zahra in Chapter 1?

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

7. How does Zahra join the Moroccan resistance movement?

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

9. What did Zahra describe as an oasis and desert and why?

10. What was Zahra's experience at Al-Adir?

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