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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. In Chapter 5, who does Zahra visit in Casablanca?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Faqih and Roukia.
(c) Safia.
(d) Her mother-in-law.

2. What do the girls in "A House in the Woods" carry their building materials in?
(a) A truck.
(b) Their dresses.
(c) A hat.
(d) A wheelbarrow.

3. Why does the state official's acquaintance believe his life is the way it is?
(a) Marrying into a good family.
(b) Good luck.
(c) Prison.
(d) Bad luck.

4. Who does the state official meet in "The Discontented"?
(a) An old friend.
(b) His wife.
(c) His brother.
(d) His cousin.

5. What message does Aziz's mom send to him?
(a) Our house burned down.
(b) Please come home.
(c) Aziz is dead.
(d) Your father is ill.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the oldest girl want to build by the stream?

2. Who does Roukia scare away from her home one night?

3. What does the woman learn at the end of "Out of Work"?

4. What holy holiday is approaching in "Silence"?

5. What is the state official's life like?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What do the men in "The Discontented" blame the childhood friend's station in life on?

4. What role does religion play in Aziz's life?

5. Describe two ways the old man helps the sisters in "House in the Woods"?

6. Who does not agree with Zahra's choice to move to Casablanca and why?

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

8. What causes the falling out between Zahra and her sister in Chapter 5?

9. Why is Zahra's husband embarrassed by her in Chapter 5?

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

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