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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Year of the Elephant, Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Zahra visit in Chapter 3 to air her frustration?
(a) The faqih.
(b) Her brother.
(c) Her mother.
(d) A therapist.

2. How many languages does Abou Zayd know?
(a) 2.
(b) 5.
(c) 3.
(d) 1.

3. Who was born in the Year of the Elephant ?
(a) Shing Liu.
(b) Jesus.
(c) The prophet Mohammad.
(d) Abou Zayd.

4. Who, at the end of Chapter 1, gives Zahra a mattress?
(a) Rahman.
(b) The faqih.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her brother.

5. Where did Zahra live during the first year of her marriage?
(a) Her friends.
(b) Her in-laws.
(c) Her grandparents.
(d) Her parents.

Short Answer Questions

1. What animal dropped clay pellets on the army?

2. How did Zahra's family make money?

3. Who moves to Casablanca with Zahra?

4. What news does Zahra's husband give her in Chapter 1?

5. What did Zahra feel her role was once she married?

(see the answer key)

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