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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 10-14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What bad habits does Kirsha have?
(a) Hashish and relations with boys.
(b) Alcohol and hashish.
(c) Tobacco and lying.
(d) Coffee and tobacco.

2. What keeps Hamida from encouraging Salim Alwan?
(a) He's a married man and a father.
(b) He's not handsome enough for her.
(c) He's too old for her.
(d) He's not rich enough for her.

3. What does Salim Alwan's company sell?
(a) Perfumes.
(b) Rugs.
(c) Coffee.
(d) Produce.

4. What tragedies have befallen Radwan Hussain?
(a) The death of his wife and his failed university exams.
(b) Failed university exams and the death of his children.
(c) The loss of his fortune and the death of his wife.
(d) The death of his children and the loss of his friends.

5. How does Zaita help the strong man to become an efficient beggar?
(a) He disfigures his face.
(b) He teaches him to behave like an imbecile.
(c) He blinds him.
(d) He amputates an arm.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hamida feel for Abbas as they walk together?

2. Why does Kirsha say the neighbors gossip about him?

3. How does Hussain Kirsha feel about his father's erotic adventures?

4. How does Radwan Hussainy advise Mrs. Kirsha to deal with her husband's weakness?

5. What does Abbas say that falling in love has done for him?

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