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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why was Zaita happy as a child?
(a) His family had a comfortable home in those days.
(b) He played at a swimming hole.
(c) The muddy sidewalk was a summer resort for him.
(d) His family took him to a summer resort.

2. 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 made me content with the alley."
(d) "It's ruined my life."

3. How does Zaita react to being compared with Jaada?
(a) He is insulted.
(b) He is encouraged in his pursuit of Husniya.
(c) He is flattered.
(d) He is unsurprised.

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

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

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

7. How does Kirsha defend his lustful conduct?
(a) "I can't help myself."
(b) "I am trying to save the boy from harm."
(c) "There is no evil in what I do."
(d) "All men do many things that are dirty."

8. How does the boy respond to Kirsha's invitation to come to his cafe?
(a) "Only a fool refuses generosity!"
(b) "If you want to eat, you must tire yourself out."
(c) "May God forgive your evil thoughts!"
(d) "A good jug pours forth good water."

9. How has Dr. Booshy earned his title?
(a) He studied at the university in Cairo.
(b) His patients call him "doctor."
(c) He studied dentistry abroad.
(d) He was apprenticed to a dentist.

10. What do Hussain Kirsha's modern friends have that he envies?
(a) Steady employment.
(b) Electricity.
(c) Girlfriends.
(d) Wardrobes.

11. Why does Mrs. Kirsha hesitate to confront Kirsha about his erotic adventures?
(a) She does not want to hurt his feelings.
(b) She does not want to provide scandal for the gossips.
(c) She is afraid of his anger.
(d) She does not want her son to find out.

12. How does Zaita know the intimate details of the bakers' lives?
(a) Husniya tells him everything.
(b) He can hear their arguing through the wall.
(c) Jaada confides in him.
(d) He spies through a hole in the wall.

13. How does Hussain Kirsha feel about his father's erotic adventures?
(a) He is scandalized.
(b) He is deeply ashamed.
(c) He thinks it is amusing.
(d) He does not want to be the object of gossip and jokes.

14. How does Hamida react when she learns that Salim Alwan wants to marry her?
(a) Hamida determines to be loyal to Abbas.
(b) Hamida is outraged.
(c) Hamida is pleased.
(d) Hamida reminds Umm Hamida that she is already engaged.

15. How does Husniya react when Zaita reveals himself to her?
(a) She insults his manhood.
(b) She falls into his arms.
(c) She promises to meet him later.
(d) She throws a heavy mug at him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What bad habits does Kirsha have?

2. What does Zaita say is the most precious deformity a beggar can have?

3. Where does Sheik Darwish live?

4. What does Mrs. Afify want from Umm Hamida?

5. How many children does Mrs. Kirsha have?

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