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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 does Aisha leave for Nima every day that she is suspended from school?

2. What is one thing Nima says she is really upset with Haitham about?

3. What does Nima tell her mother after her fight at school that she knows is a cruel thing to say?

4. What is Nima's mother's name?

5. How do Nima and her mother travel to the hospital in Part II?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "Videos," what embarrasses Nima terribly in front of her mother?

2. In "Halloween," what does Haitham tell the kids making fun of Nima?

3. In "The Photograph," who does Nima always admire and long for?

4. How do Haitham and Nima know each other?

5. In "Haitham" (pg. 43), what does Mama Fatheya tell Nima and Haitham about loud singing after sundown?

6. Why does Nima think her own name is somewhat ironic?

7. In "Haitham" (55), what begins the fight between Haitham and Nima?

8. In "America," what does the girl who comes to Nima's apartment to work on a math project tell their peers at school?

9. What does Nima imagine about herself in the mirror?

10. What does Nima think of her friendship with Haitham?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why do you think Elhillo decided to write this novel in verse, choosing that structure over others? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 2

How does Nima's ability to visit the past as an observer begin to radically change her perceptions of her own family's history? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 3

What does Nima's friendship with Haitham mean to her in the early stages of the novel, as described by Elhillo? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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