Year of the Elephant: A Moroccan Woman's Journey Toward Independence, and Other Stories Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

Layla Abu Zayd
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Year of the Elephant: A Moroccan Woman's Journey Toward Independence, and Other Stories Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

Layla Abu Zayd
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 98 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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. What does Hajj Ali do for a living?
(a) Farmer.
(b) Teacher.
(c) Blacksmith.
(d) Doctor.

2. How does Zahra describe her childhood?
(a) Jungle.
(b) Oasis.
(c) Flower.
(d) Desert.

3. What does Zahra's husband go to jail?
(a) He robs a bank.
(b) He murders a friend.
(c) He hits his wife.
(d) He is a nationalist sympathizer.

4. How much money does Zahra receive in Chapter 3 from the government?
(a) 354 dollars.
(b) Enough for a hundred days.
(c) 100 dollars.
(d) Enough for twenty days.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What natural disaster occurs in Chapter 1 to Zahara's town?

2. In Chapter 1, what does Zahra compare the natural disaster in her town to?

3. Who moves to Casablanca with Zahra?

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

5. What job did Abou Zayd have after college?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the narrator of "The Year of the Elephant".

2. What happened in Morocco when it gained independence?

3. Why did Faqih not want the woman's group to store items in his home?

4. What happens to Zahra's husband in Chapter 4? How does she find out?

5. Describe Abou Zayd's childhood and how it affected her writing.

6. What did Zahra's parents do for a living and why was it dangerous?

7. Why is Zahra distraught at the start of Chapter 1?

8. Where does Zahra go to live at the end of Chapter 1?

9. Describe Zahra's mood at the start of Chapter 4. Why does she feel this way?

10. Why does Zahra go to the post office in Chapter 3?

(see the answer keys)

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