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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. How often does Jaada go to the baths?
(a) Daily.
(b) Twice a year.
(c) Each month.
(d) Weekly.
2. How does Hamida respond to Abbas' words of love?
(a) Abbas' words cause her to fall in love.
(b) Hamida has no interest in Abbas' words.
(c) Abbas' words of love please her vanity, but not her heart.
(d) Abbas' words make her angry.
3. Why does Uncle Kamil say he can never marry?
(a) He is not attracted to women.
(b) He is mourning the death of his first wife.
(c) His enormous belly is a fortress.
(d) He just hasn't met the right girl.
4. How does Hamida deal with moral issues?
(a) Umm Hamida has taught Hamida morality.
(b) Hamida is instinctively moral.
(c) Morals are no part of Hamida's nature.
(d) Radwan Hussainy has taught Hamida morality.
5. How does Hussain Kirsha feel about his father's erotic adventures?
(a) He thinks it is amusing.
(b) He is scandalized.
(c) He does not want to be the object of gossip and jokes.
(d) He is deeply ashamed.
6. Why does Kirsha say the neighbors gossip about him?
(a) They have always hated him.
(b) They are envious.
(c) They are shocked by his behavior
(d) They want to help him.
7. What does Radwan Hussainy pray for when he learns of Mrs. Kirsha's trouble?
(a) Radwan Hussainy prays that Kirsha will overcome his weakness.
(b) Radwan Hussainy prays that his own soul will be free of wickness.
(c) Radwan Hussainy prays that Mrs. Kirsha will forgive her husband.
(d) Radwan Hussainy prays that he will be able to help.
8. What tragedies have befallen Radwan Hussain?
(a) Failed university exams and the death of his children.
(b) The death of his wife and his failed university exams.
(c) The loss of his fortune and the death of his wife.
(d) The death of his children and the loss of his friends.
9. How has Dr. Booshy earned his title?
(a) He studied at the university in Cairo.
(b) His patients call him "doctor."
(c) He was apprenticed to a dentist.
(d) He studied dentistry abroad.
10. What does Salim Alwan's company sell?
(a) Perfumes.
(b) Coffee.
(c) Produce.
(d) Rugs.
11. How does Salim Alwan deal with his family?
(a) He is kind and generous.
(b) He is cruel and demanding.
(c) He is distant and uninvolved.
(d) He is critical and demeaning.
12. Why does Abbas say that Uncle Kamil is completely without profit for him?
(a) Uncle Kamil takes more than his half of the food they share.
(b) Uncle Kamil has no hair to cut.
(c) Uncle Kamil never pays his bills.
(d) Uncle Kamil doesn't pay his share of the rent.
13. How does Radwan Hussainy advise Mrs. Kirsha to deal with her husband's weakness?
(a) Radwan Hussainy advises Mrs. Kirsha to teach her husband.
(b) Radwan Hussainy advises Mrs. Kirsha to seek divorce.
(c) Radwan Hussainy advises Mrs. Kirsha to pray.
(d) Radway Hussainy advises Mrs. Kirsha to keep her husband's weakness secret.
14. How does Husniya react when Zaita reveals himself to her?
(a) She throws a heavy mug at him.
(b) She promises to meet him later.
(c) She falls into his arms.
(d) She insults his manhood.
15. How does Hamida feel about Abbas?
(a) Hamida secretly loves Abbas.
(b) Hamida neither likes nor dislikes Abbas.
(c) Hamida is secretly delighted with his attention.
(d) Hamida secretly hates Abbas.
Short Answer Questions
1. What stops the engagement of Salim Alwan to Hamida?
2. What does Radwan Hussainy advise Mrs. Kirsha to do about her husband's behavior?
3. How long has the poet been reciting in Kirsha's cafe?
4. Why does Hamida fear marriage?
5. Why does Kirsha openly invite the boy to the cafe in front of everyone?
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