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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Murad is taken to a cell in Chapter 1, how many prisoners are already there?
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 1.

2. In Chapter 4, what did Lahcen's sister serve him, Aziz and Zohra?
(a) Tea and sandwiches.
(b) Tea and biscuits.
(c) Tea and fruit.
(d) Tea and cookies.

3. In Chapter 2, what excuse does Noura give for not wanting to go see a stand-up comic at the theater?
(a) Has to write an essay.
(b) Has to study for a test.
(c) Has to write a paper.
(d) Has to go to a study group.

4. What had Noura planned to study before she decides to be a middle school teacher?
(a) Science.
(b) Mathematics.
(c) Economics.
(d) History.

5. Where is Larbi's son studying electrical engineering?
(a) Quebec.
(b) Boston.
(c) Chicago.
(d) Montreal.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much was Aziz paid to fix a chair in Chapter 4?

2. How old does Murad remember that he was in Chapter 1 when he was collecting mussels and nearly got swept away?

3. In Chapter 4, how late did Lahcen and Aziz wait to fix a chair?

4. In Chapter 1, how many illegals does Murad remember died when trying to come to Spain on a tomato truck?

5. What type of cigarettes does Larbi smoke?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 1, what does Murad think about a fellow passenger named Halima?

2. In Chapter 3, where did Halima's family eat?

3. How did Halima and Maati make money in Chapter 3?

4. How did Lahcen make a living in Chapter 4?

5. In Chapter 1, what is Murad wearing and what does he wish he was wearing?

6. In Chapter 1, what are Murad thoughts about the trip?

7. Who is Si Tawfiq, and why does he come to see Larbi in Chapter 2?

8. In Chapter 3, how was Fatiha's apartment described?

9. In Chapter 3, what did a man do on the bus that Halima was taking?

10. In Chapter 4, what schooling did Aziz have, and how did he use his education?

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