This Blinding Absence of Light

When & where the Years of Lead?

• Algeria in the 1960s-1980s

• Morocco in the 1960-1980s

• Morocco & Algeria in the 1940s-1960s

• Morocco & Algeria in the 1990s-2000s

What happened on July 10th 1971?

• The prisoners' release

• An attempted coup against the King

• A student protest

• A statement issued by Amnesty International

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Whose real-life story is This Blinding Absence of Light about?

• Aziz BineBine

• Henri Alleg

• Tahar Ben Jelloun

• King Hassan II

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What do the prisoners do to try to survive their ordeal?

• Tell each other stories

• Recite the Qur'an

• Count the time

• Befriend visiting animals

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For the narrator, Salim, his memories before incarceration are a source of...

• ...hope.

• ...pain.

• ...entertainment.

• ...evidence.

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Who was Salim's father?

• A storyteller for the King

• A soldier

• King Hassan II

• An activist

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Who is Hourria?

• The narrator's former fiancée

• A visiting dove

• An activist who helps them

• A character in 1001 Arabian Nights

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What does Salim try to recall while he is incarcerated?

• Books he's read

• Movies he's seen

• The faces of his loved ones

• The house where he grew up

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What did Salim's father refuse to do after he was imprisoned?

• Visit him in prison

• Write him letters

• Speak his name

• Send him gifts

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What frightens Salim after he is released from Tazmamart?

• The doctors examining him

• His own reflection

• Seeing his father again

• What the King will do to him

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