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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 33-35.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Hamida envy Jewish girls?
(a) They have nice clothes.
(b) They have automobiles.
(c) They have boyfriends.
(d) They have jobs.

2. What does Radwan Hussainy advise Mrs. Kirsha to do about her husband's behavior?
(a) Turn him in to authorities.
(b) Flee from his house.
(c) Leave him to God.
(d) Try to win him back.

3. How does Abbas persuade Hussain Kirsha to help him attack Ibrahim Faraj?
(a) Abbas says their honor has been insulted.
(b) Abbas says that he will repay Hussain Kirsha for his help.
(c) Abbas says that he will also murder Hamida.
(d) Abbas says that Hamida is helpless.

4. Why do Abbas and Hussain Kirsha decide to go to the tavern where Hamida is?
(a) So they can find Ibrahim Faraj.
(b) So they will know where it is on Sunday.
(c) So they can find Hamida.
(d) So they can have a drink and relax.

5. What are the professions of Salim Alwan's sons?
(a) A judge, an attorney, and a doctor.
(b) A teacher, a musician, and a barber.
(c) They do not work.
(d) They are all merchants.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long has the poet been reciting in Kirsha's cafe?

2. Why does Hussain Kirsha avoid the cafe as he returns home?

3. What part of Kirsha has suffered the worst damage from the heart attack?

4. What does Radwan Hussainy promise Abbas about his sorrow over the broken engagement?

5. What tragedies have befallen Radwan Hussain?

(see the answer key)

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