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

2. What was the relationship between the two sisters in "Silence" like?

3. What do the girls in "A House in the Woods" carry their building materials in?

4. How does the woman in "Out of Work" describe her commute?

5. What message does Aziz's mom send to him?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the life of the woman in "Out of Work" while she was working.

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

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

4. Describe the main character in "Divorce".

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

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

7. Who is the surprise guest in "A Vacation" and how does Roukia react to the visitor?

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

9. What do the husbands discover about visitor at the end of the story?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does the theme of abandonment present itself in the story "Divorce". How was the main character affected by abandonment in his childhood and how does he act out in adulthood?

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast the genres of fiction and non-fiction. Which genre does this book fall? How does narration cloud the reader's understanding of fiction and non-fiction?

Essay Topic 3

What does Abu Zayd's writing suggest about the treatment of women in Moroccan society? Provide several examples that demonstrate the different social rules for men and women in Abu Zayd's book.

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