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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 17-26.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Ahmad apply just before leaving the house with his sons each day?
(a) Cologne.
(b) Hair gel.
(c) A coat.
(d) Makeup.

2. What does Yasin say he can no longer pretend regarding his mother when he visits Ahmad in Chapter 17?
(a) That she doesn't exist.
(b) That he hates her.
(c) That she isn't dead.
(d) That he loves her.

3. What is the name of the neighbor girl who Fahmy watches do chores from the roof?
(a) Zanuba.
(b) Maryam.
(c) Khadija.
(d) Zaynab.

4. Where does Chapter 7 take place?
(a) Ahmad's home.
(b) Ezbekiya Garden.
(c) New Street.
(d) Ahmad's store.

5. What does Yasin tell his mother is the only way he will love her again when he visits her for the first time in the book?
(a) Meet him in secret.
(b) Give him money.
(c) Move.
(d) Drop her wedding plans.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the café that Yasin settles on in Chapter 12?

2. When does Ahmad stop agitating to enforce good order in Chapter 20?

3. Which of the following is not one of Ahmad's morning rituals?

4. Who does Ahmad insist get married first out of his children in Chapter 5?

5. What is the mock profession Ahmad's friends put on before leaving him in Chapter 16?

(see the answer key)

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