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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Was is Radwan Hussainy an unusual landlord?
(a) He lets his tenants live rent-free.
(b) He ignored a military edict to raise rent.
(c) He raises the rent only once every five years.
(d) He raises the rent only once a year.

2. How old is the photo Mrs. Afify sends to her suitor?
(a) Two years.
(b) Ten years.
(c) It is new.
(d) Six years.

3. What stops the engagement of Salim Alwan to Hamida?
(a) Mrs. Alwan stops Salim Alwan.
(b) Salim Alwan changes his mind.
(c) Radwan Hussainy talks Salim Alwan out of the idea.
(d) Salim Alwan has a heart attack.

4. What does Salim Alwan eat for lunch each day?
(a) Potatoes and vegetables.
(b) Vegetables, potatoes, and a bowl of green wheat with pigeon meat and nutmeg.
(c) Rice and meat.
(d) Sprouted alfalfa with vegetables.

5. How often does Jaada go to the baths?
(a) Weekly.
(b) Each month.
(c) Daily.
(d) Twice a year.

6. What does Hamida believe is the key to the entire world?
(a) Good looks.
(b) Money.
(c) Reliable friends.
(d) True love.

7. What does Abbas say that falling in love has done for him?
(a) "It's made a new person of me."
(b) "It's brought me great happiness."
(c) "It's ruined my life."
(d) "It's made me content with the alley."

8. What does Hamida believe is everything in life?
(a) Beauty.
(b) Wisdom.
(c) Money.
(d) Love.

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

10. How is Hamida's engagement to Abbas confirmed?
(a) By signing a contract.
(b) By the reading of the Qur'an.
(c) By pledging before witnesses.
(d) By giving Hamida a diamond ring.

11. Why does Kirsha say the neighbors gossip about him?
(a) They have always hated him.
(b) They are shocked by his behavior
(c) They are envious.
(d) They want to help him.

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

13. How do the residents of the alley believe women should be treated?
(a) Like harlots.
(b) Like children.
(c) Like goddesses.
(d) Like queens.

14. What does Hussain Kirsha hope Hitler will do?
(a) Fight for another twenty years.
(b) Commit suicide.
(c) Retreat.
(d) Surrender.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Hamida accept attention from Abbas?

3. What does Salim Alwan's lunch do for him?

4. What relation is Mrs. Kirsha to Hamida?

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

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