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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Sarhan do to later explain the sudden fortune he expects?
(a) Talks about the cost of yarn.
(b) Talks of the money he makes now.
(c) Talks about the rising cost of clothing.
(d) Tells stories that are not true.

2. How long has it been since Mansour has seen Fawzi before now?
(a) 2 years.
(b) 1 month.
(c) 2 weeks.
(d) 10 years.

3. For what does Zohra seem to long?
(a) Affection.
(b) Education.
(c) Truth.
(d) Marriage.

4. About what do Sarhan and his friend Rafat Amin talk?
(a) The Revolution.
(b) Marriage.
(c) The old days and Socialism.
(d) Women.

5. What does Sarhan declare the first time Zohra brings him tea?
(a) That he is engaged.
(b) That he loves her.
(c) That he will never marry.
(d) That he loves a woman named Safeya.

6. For what does Sarhan say Hosny has a talent?
(a) Words.
(b) Confusion.
(c) Pain.
(d) Pleasure.

7. What will they do with the highjacked goods?
(a) Give them to their friends and the poor.
(b) They have not gotten that far in their plans.
(c) Hold them for ransom.
(d) Sell them on the black market.

8. What happens when Sarhan complains about his life to his friends?
(a) They commiserate with him.
(b) Safeya calls him hard hearted.
(c) They laugh at him.
(d) They shrug.

9. What does Zohra reject that Sarhan wants?
(a) Marrying later but being sexually together now.
(b) A living together arrangement.
(c) Marrying without Zohra's family's permission.
(d) An ancient Muslim marriage.

10. Where do Mansour and Doreya next meet?
(a) The Miramar.
(b) A cafe on the Nile.
(c) The Corniche.
(d) The train to Cairo.

11. With whom would Sarhan wish to listen to the Umm Kulthum's concert?
(a) Safeya.
(b) Ali or Rafat.
(c) Mahmoud.
(d) No one.

12. Where does Mansour think Zohra should do?
(a) Get married.
(b) Go to a University.
(c) Go home so her brothers can watch over her.
(d) Marry him.

13. What does Amer think about faith and doubt?
(a) They are paradoxical but actually the same thing.
(b) He does not mention faith and doubt.
(c) They are opposite poles that can not exist together.
(d) They are inseparable.

14. What does Zohra say about her and Sarhan?
(a) They were secretly married.
(b) They are engaged.
(c) They are just friends.
(d) They had a falling out.

15. What happens when Sarhan is with Zohara?
(a) He feels inadequate.
(b) His worries fade away.
(c) He feels accepted?
(d) He feels like an imposter.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Sarhan encounter on the street and whom he finds different but familiar?

2. What happens when Sarhan steals a kiss from Zohra?

3. Where do Mansour and Doreya meet?

4. What does Tolba point out about the Soviet bloc?

5. What does Ali point out to Sarhan about Sarhan working within the system?

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