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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. What was Hajj Ali given after the independence?
(a) A new home.
(b) A medal.
(c) A saat.
(d) A caid.

2. How does Zahra plan to make money?
(a) Spinning wool.
(b) Stealing.
(c) Teaching.
(d) Cooking.

3. How did Zahra learn about Rahman?
(a) She befriended her son.
(b) She worked for her as a maid.
(c) She befriended her daughter.
(d) She spied on her from a tree.

4. Where did Zahra live during the first year of her marriage?
(a) Her in-laws.
(b) Her parents.
(c) Her friends.
(d) Her grandparents.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who moves to Casablanca with Zahra?

2. How did Zahra react to the Casablanca Massacre?

3. What is the "first" this book is known for?

4. Who is Safia?

5. What people make up Zahra's family class?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Zahra join the Moroccan resistance movement?

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

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

4. What was Zahra's experience in Chapter 2 like while living in Casablanca?

5. Why does the author of the introduction claim that "Year of the Elephant" is "an event in cross-cultural literary history"?

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

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

8. What is a "caid"?

9. What is the Year of the Elephant ?

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

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