Question

1. Assia Djebar’s father breaks tradition when he sends a postcard addressed to his __________. (1 point)
son
daughter
wife
grandmother
2. In the story by Naguid Mahfouz, a man consults a psychiatrist because everything makes him __________. (1 point)
weep
ecstatic
jump
cower

Answer 1

3. In “Another Evening at the Club,” Samia follows her husband’s advice about the maid because (1 point)
she realizes her security depends on her husband.
she is convinced the maid has stolen her ring.
she wants to get back at the maid for an insult.
Abboud Bey says he will beat her if she admits she found the ring.
4. The speaker in “An Arab Shepherd Is Searching for His Goat on Mt. Zion ” says both he and the shepherd (1 point)
are looking for a fight.
want to celebrate their religious holidays in peace.
have lost family members to the ongoing fighting.
want to avoid getting caught up in the Had Gadya machine.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

Have you read the selections?

In "My Father Writes to My Mother", Djebar sends a postcard to ______. Think rationally. What gives the answer away?

In "The Happy Man", the man is ______. What's a synonym for happy?

In "Another Evening at the Club", Samia lies to her husband about losing the ring. She realizes ______. Samia is thinking irrationally. What does this tell you?

In “An Arab Shepherd Is Searching for His Goat on Mt. Zion ”, the narrator and the shepherd want to avoid getting caught in the concept of war.

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