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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Mrs. Afify react to the news of Dr. Booshy's capture?
(a) She throws away her gold teeth.
(b) She tells everyone she knows.
(c) She goes to visit him in jail.
(d) She buys the stolen teeth.

2. What does Kirsha forbid in the workplace when he returns after his heart attack?
(a) Alcohol.
(b) Tobacco.
(c) Conversation.
(d) Hashish.

3. Why does Salim Alwan curse Sheikh Darwish?
(a) He is irritated by the news that Hamida has left with a man.
(b) He is irritated by Sheikh Darwish's constant babbling.
(c) He is irritated by Sheikh Darwish getting in his path.
(d) He is irritated by his own ill health.

4. Why do the boys advise Uncle Kamil to put up a poster of Ibrahim Farhat, the candidate?
(a) Uncle Kamil would be wise to take his side.
(b) Ibrahim Farhat is the best candidate.
(c) If Farhat sees the poster, he will be all of Uncle Kamil's sweets.
(d) Ibrahim Farhat is fond of sweets.

5. Why does Zaita insist Dr. Booshy accompany him into the tombs?
(a) Zaita needs someone to hold the light.
(b) Dr. Booshy is stronger.
(c) Zaita enjoys torturing Dr. Booshy.
(d) Zaita is fearful and needs support.

6. What is Mrs. Kirsha's complaint when Hussain Kirsha comes home?
(a) He is unkind to her.
(b) He married without consulting his parents.
(c) He has brought strangers into the home.
(d) He has lost his job.

7. What gift has Abbas brought for Hamida?
(a) A gold necklace.
(b) A gold bracelet.
(c) A silver necklace.
(d) A diamond ring.

8. Ibrahim Faraj compares Hamida to what animal?
(a) A panther.
(b) A shrew.
(c) A tigress.
(d) A vixen.

9. Why does Radwan Hussainy counsel Kirsha to be kind to those who envy him?
(a) He should set a good example.
(b) Envy is worse than illness.
(c) Those who envy him do not understand his suffering.
(d) He should rejoice at his recovery.

10. Why does Hussain Kirsha avoid the cafe as he returns home?
(a) He wants to see his father before the alley people.
(b) He wants to see his father before his mother.
(c) He doesn't want to be seen by anybody.
(d) He wants to see his mother before his father.

11. Where does the English instructor say the girls learn English best?
(a) In conversation with each other.
(b) In classrooms.
(c) In textbooks.
(d) In taverns and hotels.

12. Why does Salim Alwan apologize to Sheikh Darwish?
(a) Sheikh Darwish's howling is embarrassing.
(b) Salim Alwan is genuinely humbled.
(c) A sick man should not anger one of God's holy men.
(d) Salim Alwan is anxious to please Sheikh Darwish.

13. Why does the stranger seem out of place in Midaq Alley?
(a) He is obviously unacquainted with the residents.
(b) He is obviously well to do.
(c) He is obviously a foreigner.
(d) He is obviously investigating something.

14. How does Hussain Kirsha think Egypt is different from the rest of the world?
(a) Egyptians are wiser than others.
(b) A war for others is good fortune for Egypt.
(c) Egyptian history is a treasure for others.
(d) Egyptians are richer than others.

15. What is Ibrahim Faraj's new name for Hamida?
(a) Titi.
(b) Tata.
(c) Lily.
(d) Lulu.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Ibrahim Faraj stop himself from having sex with Hamida?

2. What does Hussain Kirsha wish he had been?

3. What endeavor do Dr. Booshy and Zaita share?

4. Why is Hussain Kirsha disappointed in Hitler?

5. What is Uncle Kamil reluctant to tell Abbas?

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