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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9, Hatim Of the Tribe of Tayy.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is sent to the hermit after the angel?
(a) A rich man.
(b) A wife.
(c) A servant.
(d) A priest.

2. What is Shams al-Din Mohammed's first daugher's name?
(a) Sushila al-Husn.
(b) Sitt al-Husn.
(c) Kandala.
(d) Shibila.

3. The hermit is tested by being sent an angel in the form of a what?
(a) Fairy.
(b) Child.
(c) Woman.
(d) Bird.

4. In the story of Hatim of the Tribe of Tayy, why did the King of Himyar camp near Hatim's tomb?
(a) To watch Hatim rise.
(b) To see the angels appear there.
(c) To hear the wailing.
(d) To guard it.

5. The eldest of the Three Ladies of Baghdad speaks of two black dogs. Who are they?
(a) The Eldest Lady's sisters.
(b) The pets of the First Kalandar.
(c) Cursed Jinnis.
(d) Gifts from the Third Kalandar.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lady Zubaydah order her staff to do to look as though they are mourning Kut's death?

2. Each Kalandar is...

3. When the three slaves met by Ghanim Bin Ayyub enter the courtyard, what DON'T they have?

4. In The Tale of the Portress in Chapter 3, what is the title of the third sister?

5. Bukhayt was sold as a slave at the age of what?

(see the answer key)

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