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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) Kirshha's vice is well known to them.
(c) They will not suspect him of wrongdoing.
(d) He is actually trying to help the boy.

2. Why does Uncle Kamil say he can never marry?
(a) He is mourning the death of his first wife.
(b) He is not attracted to women.
(c) His enormous belly is a fortress.
(d) He just hasn't met the right girl.

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

4. Why was Zaita happy as a child?
(a) His family had a comfortable home in those days.
(b) The muddy sidewalk was a summer resort for him.
(c) He played at a swimming hole.
(d) His family took him to a summer resort.

5. Why does Hamida accept attention from Abbas?
(a) Abbas is a wealthy barber.
(b) Abbas is the only suitable young man in the alley.
(c) Abbas is very handsome.
(d) Hamida is falling in love with Abbas.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does the boy respond to Kirsha's invitation to come to his cafe?

3. What does Salim Alwan eat for lunch each day?

4. Why does Abbas say that Uncle Kamil is completely without profit for him?

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

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