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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. What happens when Zahra confronts her husband about his affair?

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

3. What does Roukia's mother send her to the field to collect?

4. Why did Aziz's parents fight?

5. How did the two sisters in "Silence" differ?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Roukia is locked in the cellar?

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

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

4. What is the nightly ritual Roukia preforms? How does it help the family?

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

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

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

8. Describe the main character in "Divorce".

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Identify the plot and subplot in "Dinner in the Black Market". Be sure to provide the definitions for both terms in your answer. How does Abu Zayd effectively keep the reader engaged without confusing them?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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?

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