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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 the woman visit at the end of "Out of Work"?
(a) Paris.
(b) Her job.
(c) America.
(d) Slums.

2. How does the acquaintance in "The Discontented" feel when he sees the state official's home?
(a) Sadness.
(b) Awe.
(c) Disgust.
(d) Happiness.

3. In Chapter 5, where does Zahra decide to move to?
(a) Rome.
(b) Iran.
(c) Her home town.
(d) Casablanca.

4. Why do people warn Zahra about moving?
(a) It is too unknown.
(b) She has too many children.
(c) She is uneducated.
(d) It is expensive.

5. How much does Zahra's wool spinning business make her?
(a) Very little.
(b) 500 dollars a day.
(c) A lot.
(d) 5,000 euros a month.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Out of Work", how did her community change?

2. How do the girls decorate their construction in "A House in the Woods"?

3. What month is "A Vacation" set in?

4. How does the sister in "Silence" ask for God's forgiveness?

5. Where does Roukia get locked in?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What offer does one man make to the other in "The Discontented" and what is the man's response to the offer?

4. How do the two sisters in "Silence" react to Ramadan?

5. What message does Aziz receive from his mother at the end of the story?

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

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

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

9. Describe Zahra's experience with the fortune-teller.

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

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