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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is Radwan Hussainy regarded by pious men like himself?
(a) Radwan Hussainy is a scholar with great learning.
(b) Radwan Hussainy is their teacher of the Qur'an.
(c) Radwan Hussainy is a saintly man of god.
(d) Radwan Hussainy is limited and weak.

2. What do his jealous friends call Hussain Kirsha?
(a) Hussain Kirsha the Ladykiller.
(b) Hussain Kirsha the Garage.
(c) Hussain Kirsha the Fox.
(d) Hussain Kirsha the Large.

3. How long will Abbas be in the service of the British army?
(a) At least six months.
(b) A year or two.
(c) Five years.
(d) Less than a year.

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

5. Why does Kirsha openly invite the boy to the cafe in front of everyone?
(a) He is actually trying to help the boy.
(b) Kirshha's vice is well known to them.
(c) They will not suspect him of wrongdoing.
(d) His intentions are innocent.

6. Why does Radwan Hussainy invite Kirsha into his home?
(a) "The home of the righteous is sealed against evil."
(b) "A good jug gives forth good water."
(c) "God blesses those who serve the poor."
(d) "The man who reforms a profligate is better than the man who sits with a believer."

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

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

9. What does Abbas say is everything in life?
(a) Wisdom.
(b) Beauty.
(c) Love.
(d) Money.

10. What does Hamida feel for Abbas as they walk together?
(a) Deep curiosity.
(b) Intense aversion.
(c) Neither attraction nor aversion.
(d) Intense attraction.

11. What relation is Umm Hamida to Hamida?
(a) She is secrety her mother.
(b) She is her foster mother.
(c) She was a wet nurse to the child.
(d) She is her aunt.

12. How does Hamida feel about Abbas?
(a) Hamida secretly hates Abbas.
(b) Hamida secretly loves Abbas.
(c) Hamida neither likes nor dislikes Abbas.
(d) Hamida is secretly delighted with his attention.

13. How does Kirsha reacts when Hussain says he really will leave home?
(a) Kirsha leaves the room.
(b) Kirsha begins to weep.
(c) Kirsha slaps Hussain.
(d) Kirsha refuses to speak.

14. How does Salim Alwan deal with his family?
(a) He is distant and uninvolved.
(b) He is critical and demeaning.
(c) He is cruel and demanding.
(d) He is kind and generous.

15. How does Hamida respond to Abbas' words of love?
(a) Abbas' words cause her to fall in love.
(b) Abbas' words make her angry.
(c) Abbas' words of love please her vanity, but not her heart.
(d) Hamida has no interest in Abbas' words.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When does Zaita begin work?

3. What does Salim Alwan believe that Allah has done to make men's lives easier?

4. Why does Hamida accept attention from Abbas?

5. What are the professions of Salim Alwan's sons?

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