Nadia the Willful

Who is the hero in the story?

• Nadia

• Tarik

• Nadia's friend

• None of the above

How is Nadia different than her father? 

• She feels better when she does not talk about Hamed. 
• She feels better when she talks about Hamed. 
• She feels better when she is outside. 
• She is always happy. 

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Tarik searches for his son but realized that Hamed

• stole his horse

• left the country

• joined a caravan

• died in the desert

Comparing Tarik and Nadia reveals that both

• want to control the group

• act stubbornly sometimes

• plan all their actions early

• deal with grief the same way

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Talking about Hamed helps Nadia

• confront her fears

• make new friends

• decide her future

• deal with her grief

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Which conflict best reveals the story's theme?

• Tarik's fight to locate his son

• Hamed's fight against the desert

• Nadia's fight to express her memories

• the shepherd's fight with the black sheep

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Tarik's banishing of the shepherd show that Tarik

• has difficulty dealing with his sadness

• punishes everyone in the same way

• considers every problem separately

• holds little power within the group

What does Nadia do that helps end her father's conflict and reveal the storie's theme?

• teachers her brothers Hamed's game

• tells stories about Hamed to her father

• discusses Hamed with people in the group

• takes the blame for the shepherd's mistake

What does graciousness mean?

• condition of needing assistance

• condition of being pleasant

• ability to talk easily

• state of being rich

To console means to

• advise someone to do something

• introduce someone to a person

• oppose someone's command

• ease someone's sorrow