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

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

3. Which sister took comfort in fasting?
(a) The wealthy one.
(b) The fat one.
(c) The poor one.
(d) The sickly one.

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

5. What was the life of the person the state official met with like?
(a) Stressful.
(b) Poor.
(c) Confused.
(d) Luxurious.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the visitor's home like in "Dinner in the Black Market"?

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

3. Who did Zahra compare her husband to in Chapter 5?

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

5. When must the sisters fast?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Zahra's husband change when he receives his "caid"?

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

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

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

6. Why does the one sister smile at the end of "Silence"?

7. Describe the visitor in the story "Dinner in the Black Market".

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

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

10. Describe the main character in "Divorce".

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