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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much older is Mrs. Afify than her prospective husband?
(a) Fifteen years.
(b) Two years.
(c) Ten years.
(d) Twenty years.

2. What does Salim Alwan want from Hamida?
(a) He wants her to work in his business.
(b) He wants to adopt her.
(c) He wants her to be mistress.
(d) He wants her to be his second wife.

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

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

5. What does Kirsha want from Hamida after his heart attack?
(a) A business partnership.
(b) Marriage.
(c) A girlfriend.
(d) Nothing.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Umma Hamida pleased with Salim Alwan's offer?

2. What are Kirsha's real feelings about Hussain Kirsha's return home?

3. What is Mrs. Kirsha's personality when she visits Radwan Hussainy?

4. Who does Salim Alwan trust now that he never did before?

5. Who does Radwan Hussainy say is the cleverest fellow in the alley?

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