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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 58-64.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Kamal see a bus heading at the end of Chapter 8?
(a) New Street.
(b) Sugar Street.
(c) Coppersmith Street.
(d) Palace Walk.

2. Who brings to Ahmand's shop the text of a petition to seek independence in Chapter 50?
(a) Kamal.
(b) Yasin.
(c) Iffat.
(d) Fahmy.

3. What is Ahmad's assistant waiting to hear recited by a sheikh in Chapter 7?
(a) The news.
(b) Their horoscopes.
(c) The daily rules.
(d) The Qur'an.

4. On whom does most of the household burdens fall after Amina is evicted?
(a) Fahmy.
(b) Aisha.
(c) Khadija.
(d) Ahmad.

5. What caused Ahmad to become severe with Kamal when he was a child?
(a) He lost his watch.
(b) He went to town alone.
(c) His circumcision.
(d) He ran away.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the person who visits Ahmad in Chapter 36 wish for her son to marry?

2. What does Ahmad tell Yasim he must do if he can't control his wife?

3. How does Aisha dress when Amina, Khadija, and Kamal visit her in her new home after being married?

4. Who does Yasin try to have sex with in Chapter 41?

5. What does Yasin reject regarding his mother's justification about her life?

(see the answer key)

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