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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 does Roukia's mother send her to the field to collect?
(a) Thyme.
(b) Milk.
(c) Rosemary.
(d) Flowers.

2. Who does Roukia unlock the door for on a nightly basis?
(a) Her father.
(b) Her grandfather.
(c) Her mother.
(d) The ghosts.

3. Who did Zahra compare her husband to in Chapter 5?
(a) A woman.
(b) The Sultan.
(c) A dictator.
(d) A French imperialist.

4. What month is "A Vacation" set in?
(a) December.
(b) November.
(c) April.
(d) June.

5. What does the old man in "A House in the Woods" do while the girls build?
(a) Take pictures.
(b) Writes a poem.
(c) Nap.
(d) Helps.

Short Answer Questions

1. What surprise awaited Roukia at home in "A Vacation"?

2. In "Dinner in the Black Market", why did the husband's praise the visitor?

3. Who questions Zahra's choice to move in Chapter 5?

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

5. Who does the man in "Divorce" marry?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does visitor attempt to help employee in "Dinner in the Black Market:"?

2. Who is the surprise guest in "A Vacation" and how does Roukia react to the visitor?

3. Describe the life of the woman in "Out of Work" while she was working.

4. What is the nightly ritual Roukia preforms? How does it help the family?

5. What happens to Zahra's wool spinning business?

6. What trick do the girls in "House in the Woods" play on the old man?

7. What do the husbands discover about visitor at the end of the story?

8. Describe the two main characters in "The Discontented".

9. Describe the life of the woman in "Out of Work" after she left her job.

10. Why is Aziz nervous at the start of "The Stranger"?

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