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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 language did Abou Zayd use on her radio show?
(a) English.
(b) German.
(c) Arabic.
(d) French.

2. What rumor was spread about Raham's house?
(a) She had 20 bedrooms.
(b) It disappeared.
(c) She had a magic room.
(d) It was haunted.

3. How does Zahra feel at the start of Chapter 4?
(a) Sad.
(b) Confident.
(c) Angry.
(d) Scared.

4. What was attacked in 570 A.D.?
(a) Jerusalem.
(b) France.
(c) Casablanca.
(d) Mecca.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Zahra do to Pinhas' shop?

3. How did Zahra's husband feel about the resistance?

4. What does the reader learn in Chapter 1 about Zahra's family?

5. Who helped Zahra decide to join the Moroccan resistance movement?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who raised Zahra and why could she not go back to their home?

2. What is the Year of the Elephant ?

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

4. What was Zahra's experience at Al-Adir?

5. What was Zahra's experience in Chapter 2 like while living in Casablanca?

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

7. Why does Faqih dislike the French?

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

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

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

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