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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What day does Ahmad and his sons go to prayer service in Chapter 61?

2. Who does Yasin not invite to his wedding?

3. What does Fahmy do after the first martyrs fall to English bullets?

4. How does Yasin feel when he discovers his father cheating on his mother in Chapter 39?

5. Who is discovered to have left the house at the end of Chapter 58?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are Fahmy's views on nationalism, as described in Chapter 52?

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

3. What does Ahmad tell Khadija just before she is married?

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

5. How does Fahmy react when the first martyrs start dying in the revolution?

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

7. What happens when Yasin finds the maid Nur on the roof of the house?

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. What is the nature of Ahmad's reprimands towards Yasin in Chapter 58?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The subject of religion is discussed on many levels, including Amina's piety, the presence of holy figures, and talk of the Qur'an.

Part 1.) How does Amina represent pious and religious behavior in the book?

Part 2.) What purpose might the author have for including holy figures like al-Husayn and the sheikhs in the book?

Part 3.) What role does the Qur'an play in the book?

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast the characters of Yasin and Ahmad. What parallels are present between these two characters and what is significant about these?

Essay Topic 3

The concept of marriage is one subject that is discussed by numerous characters throughout the book, each with his/her own ideas of what it represents.

Part 1.) How do characters like Aisha and Khadija feel about the notion of marriage?

Part 2.) What reasons does Ahmad have for not allowing his children to be married when they wish?

Part 3.) What is telling about the nature of marriage in the book based on Yasin's experience?

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