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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 Zahra think of her sister?
(a) She is kind.
(b) She is evil.
(c) She is loving.
(d) She is vain.

2. Who questions Zahra's choice to move in Chapter 5?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Her grandfather.
(c) Her faqih.
(d) Her brother.

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

4. What is Aziz's temperament like at the start of "The Stranger"?
(a) Sad.
(b) Angry.
(c) Nervous.
(d) Happy.

5. What does the woman learn at the end of "Out of Work"?
(a) Death makes your cry.
(b) Love is everything.
(c) Money makes you happy.
(d) Life passed her by.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the visitor and employee know each other?

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

3. Where does Zahra try and find work in Chapter 5?

4. What was the relationship between the two sisters in "Silence" like?

5. What does the old man in "A House in the Woods" lend the girls?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does the main character of "Divorce" leave his wife?

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

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

5. What role does Yasmine play in the story "The Stranger"?

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

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

8. Describe the two sisters in "Silence".

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

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

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