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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Whose grave does Zahra visit in Chapter 2?
2. Who does Zahra visit in Chapter 3 to air her frustration?
3. Whose perspective is "Year of the Elephant" from?
4. At the start of Chapter 4 what does Zahra spend her money on?
5. What does Zahra think about Casablanca?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Zahra join the Moroccan resistance movement?
2. Who is the local "faqih" and how does he help Zahra in Chapter 1?
3. Describe Zahra's mood at the start of Chapter 4. Why does she feel this way?
4. What was the education crisis Morocco faced in the 1950's?
5. Why might Abou Zayd have written "Year of the Elephant" in Arabic?
6. Who raised Zahra and why could she not go back to their home?
7. What was Zahra's experience in Chapter 2 like while living in Casablanca?
8. Why did Faqih not want the woman's group to store items in his home?
9. What was Zahra's marriage proposal like? What happened at the wedding? What was the first year of marriage like?
10. Why does Faqih dislike the French?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
When considering Abu Zayd's life, where do you believe she found the inspiration for her book? What does this book cause you to think about the author's life? Why was her book the first to translated from Arabic to English?
Essay Topic 2
Define the literary term conflict. How does conflict appear in literature? Choose two stories in Abu Zayd's collection and explain the conflict or conflicts in each story.
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the character of Zahra. How does Zahra change from the beginning to the end of the book "Year of the Elephant"? Why? Do you believe Zahra is innocent at any point of the book? When does she loose her innocence? Choose one other character in the book and explain their relationship with Zahra..
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