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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Abbas think Hamida talks of money rather than of love?
(a) Poverty has colored Hamida's thinking.
(b) Hamida's love for him has overwhelmed her.
(c) Hamida is only interested in money.
(d) Modesty conceals Hamida's real interest in him.

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

3. Where does Sheik Darwish live?
(a) He lives in the cafe.
(b) He rents a room fro Kirsha.
(c) He is homeless.
(d) He rents a room from Radwan Hussainy.

4. Why is Umma Hamida pleased with Salim Alwan's offer?
(a) The marriage will get Hamida out of her house.
(b) The marriage will make Hamida happy.
(c) The marriage will be a professional success for her.
(d) The marriage will be a financial benefit to her.

5. What does Salim Alwan's lunch do for him?
(a) It is an aphrodisiac.
(b) It makes him cheerful.
(c) It gives him unusual energy for work.
(d) It helps him to nap.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much older is Mrs. Afify than her prospective husband?

2. How old is the photo Mrs. Afify sends to her suitor?

3. What tragedies have befallen Radwan Hussain?

4. How has Dr. Booshy earned his title?

5. When does Zaita begin work?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Radwan Hussainy advise Umm Hamida that Abbas will be a better husband for Hamida than Salim Alwan?

2. What does Ibrahim Faraj tell Hamida that marriage leads to?

3. How had Sheikh Darwish become a homeless man of God?

4. What change takes place in Kirsha's cafe in Chapter One and what does this change represent?

5. What does Radwan Hussainy say is half of worshiping?

6. What does Radwan Hussainy say can defeat all of life's tragedies?

7. What does Hamida hope when the handsome stranger first talks to her - a hope that is the exact opposite of what she says?

8. How did Hamida feel when she was in Ibrahim Faraj's house?

9. How does Radwan Hussainy feel about boredom?

10. Why does Ibrahim Faraj select the name Titi for Hamida?

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