A Hope More Powerful Than the Sea

Multiple Choice and Long Answer questions create ideal opportunities for whole-book review, unit exam, or summative assessments.

Multiple Choice

1. Why does Doaa become shy in her early years?

A) Her family is frequently moving.

B) Her cousins bully her.

C) Shokori’s family criticizes her.

D) She is not good with people.

2. What first incites the Syrian conflict?

A) Civil unrest

B) Bashar al-Assad

C) Protesters

D) Drought

3. Which event reinforces Doaa’s dream to become a policewoman?

A)  Doaa’s parent’s encouragement to live her dream

B) Teachings on the Syrian formative feminist movement

C) Her oppressive background with Shokri’s family

D) Her sisters’ failed marriages

4. Why do the people of Syria celebrate the fall of the oppressive regime in Egypt?

A) They have often been victims of brutal attacks by Egyptian authorities.

B) They have seen the oppressive acts of the Egyptians and are glad the people are free.

C) They feel as if it were their own victory over the government.

D) They feel as though Egypt is their own country.

5. What event marks the turning point of Doaa’s belief about her country?

A) When her father is arrested for smuggling across the Jordan

B) The freedom achieved by the Egyptian government

C) Her countrymen’s rejection of her desire to be a police officer

D) The rioters on Mother’s Day

6. What does the loss of Doaa’s engagement ring mean to Doaa?

A) She believes she will never have a real wedding with her husband.