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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Zaita treat his clients?
(a) He is as kind and patient as possible.
(b) He is as fast and efficient as possible.
(c) He is as cruel and vicious as possible.
(d) He is as friendly and encouraging as possible.

2. How many children does Salim Alwan have?
(a) Five.
(b) Four.
(c) Three.
(d) Seven.

3. How does Hamida feel about Abbas?
(a) Hamida neither likes nor dislikes Abbas.
(b) Hamida secretly loves Abbas.
(c) Hamida is secretly delighted with his attention.
(d) Hamida secretly hates Abbas.

4. Why does Umm Hamida object to Salim Alwan's desire to marry Hamida?
(a) Citizens of the alley will object.
(b) Hamida is too difficult and contrary.
(c) Umm Hamida and Hamida are not of Salim Alwan's class.
(d) Salim Alwan is too old.

5. What is Mrs. Kirsha's personality when she visits Radwan Hussainy?
(a) Mrs. Kirsha is hesitant and unsure of herself.
(b) Mrs. Kirsha is fearful and ashamed.
(c) Mrs. Kirsha is shy and diffident.
(d) Mrs. Kirsha is fearless and shameless.

6. What does Salim Alwan's lunch do for him?
(a) It gives him unusual energy for work.
(b) It helps him to nap.
(c) It is an aphrodisiac.
(d) It makes him cheerful.

7. How is Hamida's engagement to Abbas confirmed?
(a) By signing a contract.
(b) By the reading of the Qur'an.
(c) By pledging before witnesses.
(d) By giving Hamida a diamond ring.

8. What relation is Umm Hamida to Hamida?
(a) She is her foster mother.
(b) She is her aunt.
(c) She was a wet nurse to the child.
(d) She is secrety her mother.

9. Why does Kirsha say the neighbors gossip about him?
(a) They are shocked by his behavior
(b) They are envious.
(c) They have always hated him.
(d) They want to help him.

10. Why does Abbas say that Uncle Kamil is completely without profit for him?
(a) Uncle Kamil has no hair to cut.
(b) Uncle Kamil never pays his bills.
(c) Uncle Kamil doesn't pay his share of the rent.
(d) Uncle Kamil takes more than his half of the food they share.

11. What trick does Abbas play on Uncle Kamil?
(a) Abbas convinces Uncle Kamil that he has bought him a nice shroud.
(b) Abbas convinces Uncle Kamil that he will never die.
(c) Abbas convinces Uncle Kamil that he will live much longer.
(d) Abbas convinces Uncle Kamil that he will pay for his burial.

12. Where does Sheik Darwish live?
(a) He rents a room from Radwan Hussainy.
(b) He is homeless.
(c) He lives in the cafe.
(d) He rents a room fro Kirsha.

13. What does Zaita say is the most precious deformity a beggar can have?
(a) Deafness
(b) Dignity.
(c) Amputations.
(d) Blindness.

14. Why is Kirsha poor?
(a) Mrs. Kirsha takes all his money.
(b) Kirsha's money goes to support Hussain Kirsha's lifestyle.
(c) Kirsha squanders his money.
(d) Kirsha's cafe does not make a profit.

15. What do Hussain Kirsha's modern friends have that he envies?
(a) Girlfriends.
(b) Wardrobes.
(c) Electricity.
(d) Steady employment.

Short Answer Questions

1. How has Dr. Booshy earned his title?

2. How does Zaita react to being compared with Jaada?

3. Why is Sheik Darwish always welcome?

4. How does Zaita help the strong man to become an efficient beggar?

5. How much older is Mrs. Afify than her prospective husband?

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