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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Yasin call his mother before angrily leaving her in Chapter 18?
(a) A thief.
(b) A criminal.
(c) A monster.
(d) A liar.

2. What is Maryam's family name?
(a) Iffat.
(b) Hamzawi.
(c) Ridwan.
(d) Al-Jawad.

3. Who is the first character seen in Chapter 8?
(a) Yasin.
(b) Jamil.
(c) Kamal.
(d) Fahmy.

4. What is Amina's husband's name?
(a) Fahmy.
(b) Yasin.
(c) Ahmad.
(d) Kamal.

5. Who is jealous of Fahmy wanting to be married and points out Maryam's faults?
(a) Khadija.
(b) Amina.
(c) Aisha.
(d) Haniya.

6. What kind of store does Yasin pass by on the way to his mother's that brings painful recollections?
(a) Blacksmith.
(b) Fruit.
(c) Meat.
(d) Jewelry.

7. What is the name of the gathering that all of Ahmad's family has at sunset except for him?
(a) Family time.
(b) Coffee hour.
(c) Tea queue.
(d) Secret hour.

8. What war does Fahmy talk about with his family members in Chapter 9?
(a) The Spanish War.
(b) The African War.
(c) The European War.
(d) WWII.

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

10. What does Amina ask God to forgive her husband for when she helps wash him after he gets home?
(a) His bad temper.
(b) His womanizing.
(c) His drinking.
(d) His meanness.

11. Of what are Yasin and Fahmy afraid that Ahmad is mad at them for in Chapter 30?
(a) For drinking the night before.
(b) For allowing Amina to leave the house.
(c) For lying to him.
(d) For getting engaged.

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

13. Where does pain course through Amina after she is injured leaving a mosque?
(a) Her stomach.
(b) Her shoulder.
(c) Her head.
(d) Her leg.

14. Who is sent by Fahmy on a nighttime mission to Maryam's?
(a) Haniya.
(b) Amina.
(c) Aisha.
(d) Kamal.

15. Who shares a dream about being pushed off a roof with her family?
(a) Haniya.
(b) Khadija.
(c) Aisha.
(d) Zubayda.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following things are women not doing inside the mosque in Chapter 27?

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

3. What part of Khadija do Yasin and Kamal make fun of her for?

4. Whose shrine does Yasin convince someone to go to in Chapter 27?

5. What is the relationship between Fahmy and Yasin in the book?

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