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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 did the husband's discover in "Dinner in the Black Market" was missing ?

2. What happens to the man in "Divorce" on his way home from work?

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

4. What does the man in "Divorce" complain about?

5. Why do people warn Zahra about moving?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Describe the main character in "Divorce".

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What role does religion play in "Year of the Elephant"? Choose two examples and explain religion plays a role in the story "Year of the Elephant".

Essay Topic 2

How does the Moroccan independence movement affect the lives of the characters in Abu Zayd's book? Choose one character (other then Zahra) and discuss how the independence movement affects his or her life.

Essay Topic 3

Define the term flashback. How does Abu Zayd use flashbacks in her book? Provide two examples of flashbacks and how they provide the reader with important information about a central character.

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