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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 did the husband's discover in "Dinner in the Black Market" was missing ?
(a) Their wives.
(b) Money.
(c) Their cars.
(d) Their jewelry .

2. Why does the man in "Divorce" leave his wife?
(a) She has an affair.
(b) She stands up for herself.
(c) He doesn't like her cooking.
(d) He doesn't like her job.

3. How does the woman in "Out of Work" describe her commute?
(a) Exciting.
(b) Scary.
(c) Sad.
(d) Mechanical.

4. Who takes Zahra to a fortune teller?
(a) Roukia.
(b) Faqih.
(c) Her husband.
(d) Sofia.

5. What surprise awaited Roukia at home in "A Vacation"?
(a) A friend.
(b) A puppy.
(c) A plate of cookies.
(d) A cousin.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What is the visitor's personality in "Dinner in the Black Market" like?

4. What animal does one of the girls chase in "A House in the Woods"?

5. What religion does Aziz convert to?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Describe the life of the woman in "Out of Work" after she left her job.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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