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

2. What does the state official offer his acquaintance?
(a) A house.
(b) Clothes.
(c) A better paying job.
(d) A car.

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

4. Where is Aziz's childhood home?
(a) Fez.
(b) Casablanca.
(c) Paris.
(d) Rome.

5. What is wrong, according to Zahra's husband, with the way she eats?
(a) She uses a spoon.
(b) She eats with her hands.
(c) She uses a fork.
(d) She talks and eats at the same time.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was to blame for the one sister's divorce?

2. In Chapter 5, where does Zahra decide to move to?

3. What does Zahra think of her sister?

4. What happens to the man in "Divorce" on his way home from work?

5. What is the visitor's real profession?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe the main character in "Divorce".

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

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

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

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

7. What conversation do the main character in "Divorce" and his brother discuss in the hospital?

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

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

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

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