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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. Why does Hala get arrested in Part IV?

2. What does Hala tell Aisha in "Visitors"?

3. Who helps Haitham immediately after he is hurt?

4. What does Nima briefly think she needs to tell her mother somehow in Part IV?

5. What does Aisha silently mouth to Ahmed when she is comforting Hala?

Short Essay Questions

1. When does Nima realize she is really in danger in Part III?

2. How does Nima feel about losing Yasmeen in "Alone"?

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

4. In "Haitham" (116), what does Nima learn about Haitham's father?

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

6. Who banishes Yasmeen from the party in Part IV?

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

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

9. What is strange about Nima's body in "Caught"?

10. What does Hala say about Haitham's injuries in Part III?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How and why are things so different between Nima and Aisha once Nima returns from her journey to the past? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

How does the fact that Nima never met her father Ahmed impact her relationship with Aisha, her mother? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

How does Elhillo develop the topic of female kinship and support throughout this novel? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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