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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Year of the Elephant, Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What job did Abou Zayd have after college?
(a) Journalist.
(b) Model.
(c) Waitress.
(d) Doctor.

2. In Chapter 1, what does Zahra compare the natural disaster in her town to?
(a) Her mother's death.
(b) Her marriage.
(c) Her inner turmoil.
(d) Her husband's death.

3. What crisis did Morocco face in the mid 1950s?
(a) Educational.
(b) Water.
(c) War.
(d) Poverty.

4. What is considered the language of the common man in Morocco?
(a) French.
(b) Spanish.
(c) English.
(d) Arabic.

5. What is a faqih?
(a) A doctor.
(b) A queen.
(c) A holyman.
(d) A street car.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who returned from exile in 1956?

2. Where does Zahra go to live in Chapter 1?

3. What does Zahra remember when she sees images of the natural disaster in Chapter 1?

4. What language did Abou Zayd use on her radio show?

5. What language was "Year of the Elephant" first written in?

(see the answer key)

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