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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. How did Faqih escape his pursuers?
(a) He dressed as a homeless man.
(b) He ran to Paris.
(c) He hid in a trash can.
(d) He dressed in women's clothes.

2. What is the "first" this book is known for?
(a) The first book written by a woman.
(b) The first book to question Christianity.
(c) The first book to question Islam.
(d) The first book written by a Moroccan woman translated to English.

3. Who is Walter in Chapter 4?
(a) A French politician.
(b) A journalist.
(c) A doctor.
(d) A German Guard.

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

5. Who, at the end of Chapter 1, gives Zahra a mattress?
(a) Her brother.
(b) The faqih.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Rahman.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who does Zahra learn has a baby later in life?

4. Whose perspective is "Year of the Elephant" from?

5. How does Zahra feel in Chapter 3 when she visits the open air market?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Safia?

2. Why is the point of view of "Year of the Elephant" important?

3. How does Zahra decide to make a living and who taught her this skill?

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

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

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

7. What happened in Morocco when it gained independence?

8. Where does Zahra go to live at the end of Chapter 1?

9. Why might Abou Zayd have written "Year of the Elephant" in Arabic?

10. Why did Faqih not want the woman's group to store items in his home?

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