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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5, Amer Wagdi [2].

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why are Sarhan and a drunken Hosny fighting?
(a) Sarhan insults Hosny's sister.
(b) Sarhan tried to rape Zohra.
(c) Hosny tried to rape Zohra.
(d) Hosny insults Sarhan's mother.

2. What do Amer and Mariana compare?
(a) The way the house used to be compared to now.
(b) Their complaints about aging.
(c) The cost of living from when they were younger to now.
(d) The number and success of their grandchildren.

3. Who does Hosny feel is beneath him socially?
(a) No one.
(b) Just Amer.
(c) Just Sarhan.
(d) Amer, Tolba and Sarhan.

4. What does Amer think Zohra will find?
(a) A way to support herself.
(b) A way to refuse her family's demands.
(c) A man worthy of her.
(d) A career.

5. What does Wagdi recall?
(a) All the things he should have recorded in memoirs concerning his late master.
(b) The time his mother sat up with him all night and talked.
(c) The death of his wife.
(d) The birth of his son.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Tolba make the suggestion to Mariana?

2. What does Amer think Plato's writings gave Socrates?

3. For what does Zohra seem to long?

4. Why is Mansour bitter?

5. What is the main characteristic Sarhan observes about Mansour?

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