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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Zahra think about Casablanca?
(a) Exciting.
(b) Mean.
(c) Low class.
(d) Scary.

3. How did Zahra's husband express interest to Zahra that he wanted to marry her?
(a) He did not consult her.
(b) He wrote her a letter.
(c) He called her.
(d) He emailed her.

4. What did Zahra see in Rahman's home?
(a) A big TV.
(b) Several locked doors.
(c) A nursery.
(d) A room that was painted green.

5. Who is Rahma?
(a) A wealthy banker.
(b) An eccentric woman.
(c) An eccentric man.
(d) A doctor.

6. Who taught Zahra the skill she will use to make money?
(a) Her grandmother.
(b) Her father.
(c) Her mother.
(d) No one.

7. Where does Zahra's husband get transferred to in Chapter 4?
(a) Casablanca.
(b) Paris.
(c) Agadir.
(d) Moscow.

8. Whose grave does Zahra visit in Chapter 2?
(a) Her friend.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Her husband.
(d) Her grandfather.

9. When did Morocco gain independence?
(a) 1909.
(b) 1956.
(c) 1972.
(d) 1990.

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

11. Where does Zahra go at the start of Chapter 3?
(a) The post office.
(b) Church.
(c) The park.
(d) The mall.

12. How does Zahra plan to make money?
(a) Teaching.
(b) Spinning wool.
(c) Stealing.
(d) Cooking.

13. How does Zahra recognize Rahal ?
(a) He has six fingers.
(b) He has long hair.
(c) He has six toes.
(d) He is blonde.

14. What type of meetings do Zahra and Safia hold?
(a) Parent-teacher meetings.
(b) Therapist sessions.
(c) Legal meetings.
(d) Women's meetings.

15. Where did Zahra want to store goods in Chapter 4?
(a) Her house.
(b) Faqih's house.
(c) The local school.
(d) A cellar in an abandoned home.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is considered the language of the common man in Morocco?

2. What does Zahra's husband go to jail?

3. What job did Abou Zayd have after college?

4. How did Faqih escape his pursuers?

5. How did Zahra feel on her wedding day?

(see the answer keys)

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