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

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

3. How does Amina react when Fahmy asks her to arrange his marriage to Maryam?
(a) Sad.
(b) Angry.
(c) Afraid.
(d) Delighted.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. For what reason must Aisha make her confession, according to Khadija in Chapter 22?

2. What does Amina discover she has broken?

3. What profession is the man that Yasin has learned his mother will marry in Chapter 17?

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

5. What handicap does Amina's mother have?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the nature of Khadija and Aisha's conversation regarding marriage in Chapter 5?

2. How does Ahmad react to Fahmy's request to marry Maryam?

3. What does Fahmy do while sitting on a roof with Kamal in Chapter 10?

4. How are Ahmad's actions at a party where he hires Zubayda to sing described?

5. What does Amina help her husband with when he comes home drunk at midnight every night?

6. How is Amina injured on her way home from visiting the al-Husayn shrine?

7. How does the family react when Fahmy asks Amina to arrange his marriage to Maryam?

8. How does Ahmad react to Shaykh Mutawalli's claim that he is an adulterer in Chapter 7?

9. What happens to Amina after her broken collarbone has healed?

10. How are the three visitors that come to Ahmad's home described?

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