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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Fahmy tell Amina that he will do before getting married to Maryam?
(a) Graduate and get a job.
(b) Buy a house.
(c) Graduate from school.
(d) Buy a ring.

2. Which of the following does Yasin not do to forget his mother in Chapter 13?
(a) Worries about his inheritance.
(b) Gets drunk.
(c) Curses his fate.
(d) Pines for Maryam.

3. What kind of eyes does Amina say Ahmad had that made her confess how she really was injured?
(a) Interrogating.
(b) Consuming.
(c) Mean.
(d) Angry.

4. What profession is the man that Yasin has learned his mother will marry in Chapter 17?
(a) A doctor.
(b) A teacher.
(c) A servant.
(d) A baker.

5. What does Amina feel transformed into when entering a mosque?
(a) Something sweeter.
(b) Pure spirit.
(c) A saint.
(d) Heaven bound.

6. What is the name of the haughty and flirtatious woman who comes to Ahmad's store after the matchmaker?
(a) Amina.
(b) Zanuba.
(c) Zubayda.
(d) Maryam.

7. What does Amina see as her sign of dedication for her husband?
(a) Her vigils.
(b) Cooking.
(c) Cleaning.
(d) Having children.

8. How many years has Amina been married to her husband?
(a) 10 years.
(b) 15 years.
(c) 25 years.
(d) 30 years.

9. What is the name of the sheikh that admonishes Ahmad for his adultery and drunkenness?
(a) Kamal.
(b) Hamzawi.
(c) Zaghul.
(d) Mutawalli.

10. For what reason must Aisha make her confession, according to Khadija in Chapter 22?
(a) Ahmad's honor.
(b) The family's honor.
(c) Her feelings.
(d) Amina's feelings.

11. What is the name of the police officer Aisha likes?
(a) Hasan Ibrahim.
(b) Yasin.
(c) Jamil.
(d) Muhammed.

12. At what time does Amina have to wait up on her husband every night?
(a) Midnight.
(b) 1:00 a.m.
(c) 11:00 p.m.
(d) 10:00 p.m.

13. Who is described as the more beautiful of Amina's daughters?
(a) Jalilia.
(b) Khadija.
(c) Zanuba.
(d) Aisha.

14. Who accompanies Amina to a mosque in Chapter 27?
(a) Khadija.
(b) Ahmad.
(c) Fahmy.
(d) Kamal.

15. What color hair does Aisha have?
(a) Black.
(b) Red.
(c) Brown.
(d) Blonde.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who are quarreling when Amina tells them she is leaving the house?

2. What caused Ahmad to become severe with Kamal when he was a child?

3. Who is described as "story hungry" in Chapter 9?

4. What instrument does Ahmad play expertly?

5. Where does Amina go after leaving Ahmad's home?

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