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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. When must the sisters fast?

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

3. Where is Aziz's childhood home?

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

5. What job does the person the state official meets hold?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the sisters attempt to build the house out of in "House in the Woods"?

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

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

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

5. Why is Zahra's husband embarrassed by her in Chapter 5?

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

7. How do the two sisters in "Silence" react to Ramadan?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe how the Moroccan independence movement affected AbuZaud's life as an artist. How does the independence movement play a role in her character's lives?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the religious holiday Ramadan and the role it plays in the story "Silence". What is the significance how how the characters react to this holiday?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze the interaction between the men in the story "The Discontented". How are the men different from one another? What occurs at the end of the story that sets the two men further apart?

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