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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. In Chapter 4, what color double-breasted suit did Lahcen wear?

2. In Chapter 1, how long does Murad think the crossing will take if the weather is good?

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

4. When did someone give Larbi Amrani prayer beads?

5. In Chapter 4, where did Zohra work?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In Chapter 2, what are Larbi Amrani's thoughts about prayers beads on his rearview mirror?

3. In Chapter 4, when might Aziz have stayed and not left?

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

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

6. What were Noura's academic plans, and how does she say she is changing them in Chapter 2?

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

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

9. At the end of Chapter 2, how does Noura want her father to help Faten?

10. What was the neighborhood like where Halima and her family lived in Chapter 3?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Colors are sometimes associated with mood. What colors would you choose to describe the mood in various chapters? If you could assign a color to represent the overall mood of the novel, what color would it be? Why?

Essay Topic 2

The author uses various techniques to provide background information about characters and events. What are some techniques that the author uses to provide background information about characters and events? How effective are those techniques in providing information about characters and events?

Essay Topic 3

Halima’s mother is not sympathetic about abuse Halima suffers from her husband. Why is Halima’s mother not sympathetic about the abuse Halima endures from her husband? What does Halima’s mother’s attitude reveal about women’s rights in Morocco?

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