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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 is Sheik Darwish always welcome?
(a) His presence is a good sign.
(b) He is garrulous and entertaining.
(c) He is lively and intelligent.
(d) He is wealthy and generous.

2. What does Salim Alwan's lunch do for him?
(a) It is an aphrodisiac.
(b) It gives him unusual energy for work.
(c) It helps him to nap.
(d) It makes him cheerful.

3. How has Dr. Booshy earned his title?
(a) His patients call him "doctor."
(b) He studied dentistry abroad.
(c) He was apprenticed to a dentist.
(d) He studied at the university in Cairo.

4. What trick does Abbas play on Uncle Kamil?
(a) Abbas convinces Uncle Kamil that he will never die.
(b) Abbas convinces Uncle Kamil that he has bought him a nice shroud.
(c) Abbas convinces Uncle Kamil that he will pay for his burial.
(d) Abbas convinces Uncle Kamil that he will live much longer.

5. How long has the poet been reciting in Kirsha's cafe?
(a) Two weeks.
(b) Twenty years.
(c) Two years.
(d) All evening.

Short Answer Questions

1. What effect has personal sorrow had on Radwan Hussainy?

2. Why does Hamida envy Jewish girls?

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

4. Why does Zaita never refer to himself as "doctor?"

5. What relation is Umm Hamida to Hamida?

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