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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 29-32.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the only thing that Hamida misses about her past life?
(a) Abbas.
(b) Her late-afternoon walk.
(c) Her girlfriends.
(d) Her foster mother.

2. How does Radwan Hussainy advise Mrs. Kirsha to deal with her husband's weakness?
(a) Radwan Hussainy advises Mrs. Kirsha to pray.
(b) Radwan Hussainy advises Mrs. Kirsha to seek divorce.
(c) Radway Hussainy advises Mrs. Kirsha to keep her husband's weakness secret.
(d) Radwan Hussainy advises Mrs. Kirsha to teach her husband.

3. Ibrahim Faraj compares Hamida to what animal?
(a) A panther.
(b) A tigress.
(c) A shrew.
(d) A vixen.

4. What is Mrs. Kirsha's personality when she visits Radwan Hussainy?
(a) Mrs. Kirsha is fearful and ashamed.
(b) Mrs. Kirsha is fearless and shameless.
(c) Mrs. Kirsha is hesitant and unsure of herself.
(d) Mrs. Kirsha is shy and diffident.

5. How does Hussain Kirsha convince Abbas to go to work for the British?
(a) Hussain Kirsha tells Abbas that the British are the Egyptians' true friends.
(b) Hussain Kirsha tells Abbas he will never win Hamida unless he does.
(c) Hussain Kirsha tells Abbas his life is boring.
(d) Hussain Kirsha tells Abbas that no one in the alley cares for him.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the stranger seem out of place in Midaq Alley?

2. What does Hamida have that proves her popularity with the soldiers?

3. Why was Zaita happy as a child?

4. How does Zaita react to being compared with Jaada?

5. Why is Sheik Darwish always welcome?

(see the answer key)

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