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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. Where does Kamal take refuge when strikers break down the schoolroom door at his school?
(a) Ali's Coffee Shop.
(b) Palace Walk.
(c) Uncle Hamdan's store.
(d) Costaki's Bar.

2. What does Amina do after hearing about the two mediators who work on her behalf to get her back home?
(a) Relaxes.
(b) Tenses up.
(c) Cries.
(d) Gets scared.

3. Which of the following things does Ahmad not do when reprimanding Yasin in Chapter 58?
(a) Insults him.
(b) Hits him.
(c) Calls him a disgrace and defiler of his home.
(d) Is silent.

4. Who gets married in Chapter 47?
(a) Yasin.
(b) Fahmy.
(c) Aisha.
(d) Khadija.

5. Who visits Ahmad at his store at the beginning of Chapter 35?
(a) Umm Hanafi.
(b) Kamal.
(c) Aisha.
(d) Umm Maryam.

Short Answer Questions

1. What has Ahmad often fantasized about the person who visits his store in Chapter 35?

2. Who do Ahmad's children decide to ask for help to get him to let Amina return?

3. What does Zaynab threaten to do after fighting with Yasin in Chapter 57?

4. Who protests the danger when Fahmy announces he is distributing a document that is illegal under martial law?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Fahmy believe British troops have set up camp across from Abd al-Jawad's doorstep?

2. What occurs when Ahmad and his sons attend the Friday prayer service in Chapter 61?

3. What is the nature of Fahmy and Yasin's conversation in Chapter 41?

4. How is Umm Maryam's visit to Ahmad's store described in Chapter 35?

5. How does Khadija react when Aisha asks her for help sewing her wedding gown?

6. How is Yasin and Zaynab's marriage described in Chapter 46?

7. What does Jalia confront Ahmad about when she joins the men's party during Aisha's marriage celebration?

8. What is the nature of Iffat's visit to Ahmad's store in Chapter 60?

9. How does Kamal tell Ahmad that he wants Amina back in their house?

10. How is Kamal's life affected by the revolution according to Chapter 55?

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