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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 6-9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do patients accept Dr. Booshy's painful cures?
(a) They believe pain is inescapable.
(b) They believe pain is the best healer.
(c) They believe he is the best.
(d) His fees are so low.

2. How many children does Mrs. Kirsha have?
(a) One.
(b) Six.
(c) Seven.
(d) Four.

3. What do his jealous friends call Hussain Kirsha?
(a) Hussain Kirsha the Garage.
(b) Hussain Kirsha the Ladykiller.
(c) Hussain Kirsha the Fox.
(d) Hussain Kirsha the Large.

4. What does Salim Alwan eat for lunch each day?
(a) Rice and meat.
(b) Sprouted alfalfa with vegetables.
(c) Potatoes and vegetables.
(d) Vegetables, potatoes, and a bowl of green wheat with pigeon meat and nutmeg.

5. Why do the residents of the alley think they've been suffering during the war?
(a) Due to the malice of the gods.
(b) Due to the wickedness of the British.
(c) Due to their own wickedness.
(d) Due to random chance.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the alley learn of Salim Alwan's lunch and its powers?

2. What does Sheikh Darwish say about Abbas' love of Hamida?

3. How does Hussain Kirsha convince Abbas to go to work for the British?

4. What does Hussain Kirsha hope Hitler will do?

5. What does Salim Alwan's lunch do for him?

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