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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 Nima think in "A Country"?

2. Who offers to take Nima home in Part III?

3. What does a woman at the airport say about Nima that she is offended by?

4. What do some of Aisha's friends do to try to help her decide on a name?

5. Who helps Haitham immediately after he is hurt?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Nima so mad at the Arab family in the airport?

2. In "Half Possible," what does Yasmeen finally tell Nima about their existence?

3. In "Room," what happens to Hala?

4. What does Nima watch her mother teaching others how to do in Part III?

5. How does Nima finally get something to eat?

6. What happens to both Nima and Yasmeen in "The Game"?

7. What does Aisha tell Nima about her past in "Touched"?

8. Why does Nima's father waver in his relationship to Aisha?

9. What does Nima learn about what has happened to Haitham in Part III?

10. In "Quiet," what does Yasmeen suggest that Nima thinks is strange?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Elhillo treat the topic of male abuse of women through the backgrounds and experiences of both Nima and her mother Aisha? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

What personal connections does Elhillo seem to have to both the characters' backgrounds and the subject matter of this novel? 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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