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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 15-18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Kirsha openly invite the boy to the cafe in front of everyone?
(a) His intentions are innocent.
(b) They will not suspect him of wrongdoing.
(c) Kirshha's vice is well known to them.
(d) He is actually trying to help the boy.

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

3. What effect has personal sorrow had on Radwan Hussainy?
(a) It has made him cruel and unforgiving.
(b) It has made him pessimistic and fearful.
(c) It has made him sorrowful and despairing.
(d) It has made him loving and patient.

4. What does Salim Alwan believe that Allah has done to make men's lives easier?
(a) Made hashish legal.
(b) Provided for them to marry one woman.
(c) Made sharp bargaining acceptable.
(d) Provided for them to take more than one wife.

5. Why do people in the alley avoid Zaita?
(a) His unfriendly attitude.
(b) His thieving nature.
(c) His offensive odor.
(d) His offensive profession.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Zaita say is the most precious deformity a beggar can have?

5. What does Radwan Hussainy advise Mrs. Kirsha to do about her husband's behavior?

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