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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV (Pages 131 - 174, "Room" - "Alone").

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Nima think in "A Country"?
(a) How silent everything is.
(b) How confusing the whole situation is.
(c) How nice the city looks from the roof.
(d) How polluted everything is.

2. Who likes the name Nima among Aisha's friends?
(a) Fatima.
(b) Mala.
(c) Hala.
(d) Mama Fatheya.

3. What does Yasmeen tell Nima in Part IV that shocks Nima?
(a) Nima and Yasmeen are twin sisters.
(b) Yasmeen is a banshee.
(c) There can only be one of them at a time in the real world.
(d) Nima is a jinn.

4. Why does Nima begin to feel uneasy when she is in the car in Part III?
(a) The stranger is not taking her home.
(b) The stranger is eating constantly.
(c) The stranger is talking as if he is insane.
(d) The stranger shows her his gun.

5. What does Nima's mother make for her and her best friend in Part I?
(a) Cheese sandwiches.
(b) Pancakes.
(c) Curry.
(d) Tea boiled in milk.

Short Answer Questions

1. What language do Nima and Haitham often speak together when they are very young?

2. Which singer do both Nima and Yasmeen like?

3. What does Nima's own name mean?

4. What did Nima's mother once want to be?

5. Who helps Haitham immediately after he is hurt?

(see the answer key)

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