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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do Mansour and Doreya meet?
(a) At Doreya's mother's home.
(b) At the Cecil Hotel.
(c) At the Cairo Zoo.
(d) At the prison where Fawzi is being held.

2. Where does Sarhan first see Zohra?
(a) In High-Life Grocery.
(b) In High-Life Restaurant.
(c) In the Miramar lobby.
(d) In the Cecil Hotel lobby.

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

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

5. To whose life does Ali say they will soon lead a similar one?
(a) Hablish Raman.
(b) Ali says they will live better than anyone else.
(c) Sarmish al-Hablid.
(d) Harun al-Rashid.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Ali want to meet Sarhan at 8 p.m.?

2. What does Sarhan long to do about Safeya?

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

4. What does Mansour confess to Doreya?

5. Who is Ali Bakir's lover?

Short Essay Questions

1. Summarize Mansour's analysis of the time the boarders spend together the night of the Umm Kulthum concert.

2. What happens when Sarhan tries to kiss Zohra for the first time, and what is Zohra's reaction?

3. What does Mansour impulsively do when he meets Doreya at the zoo?

4. Wat does Sarhan say about the Umm Kulthum concert?

5. Describe Sarhan's encounter with Tolba on the street.

6. What does Sarhan do the first time Zohra delivers tea to his room and how do the two interact over the next several days?

7. How does Sarhan's relationship with Aleya develop?

8. What does Mansour do when he learns of Fawzi's arrest?

9. Why is Mansour at the Miramar and how does he feel about that?

10. What does Sarhan say about Mariana when he asks to rent a room and how does Zohra act when she sees him at the Miramar?

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