3. Why does Mansour "dismiss" in his mind Amer and Tolba?
(a) They are not educated.
(b) They are too educated.
(c) They are too conservative.
(d) They represent a dying generation.

4. What happens when Sarhan complains about his life to his friends?
(a) Safeya calls him hard hearted.
(b) They laugh at him.
(c) They shrug.
(d) They commiserate with him.

5. Where does Sarhan first see Zohra?
(a) In High-Life Grocery.
(b) In the Miramar lobby.
(c) In the Cecil Hotel lobby.
(d) In High-Life Restaurant.

6. For what does Zohra seem to long?
(a) Truth.
(b) Marriage.
(c) Education.
(d) Affection.

7. Of what does Mansour think longingly while visiting with Fawzi?
(a) Doreya.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Zohra.
(d) His ex-fiance.

8. What does Amer think about faith and doubt?
(a) They are inseparable.
(b) He does not mention faith and doubt.
(c) They are paradoxical but actually the same thing.
(d) They are opposite poles that can not exist together.

9. Who does Sarhan encounter on the street and whom he finds different but familiar?
(a) Tolba.
(b) Zohra.
(c) Safeya.
(d) Mahmoud.

10. What does Sarhan declare has brought him and Zohra together?
(a) Fate.
(b) Amer.
(c) His seeing her in the grocery.
(d) Mariana.

11. How does Mansour find Sarhan?
(a) Rude.
(b) Wily.
(c) Sympathetic.
(d) Gracious.

12. What class is Hosny a member of according to Sarhan?
(a) The upper middle class.
(b) The upper class.
(c) The lowest of the low.
(d) The class Sarhan hates.

13. What is Sarhan's main attraction to Zohra
(a) Physical appearance.
(b) Her generosity.
(c) Her kindness.
(d) Her ambition.

14. What do Sarhan and Safeya do in Mahmoud's presence?
(a) Pretend to already be married.
(b) Declare their intent to marry.
(c) Have a terrible fight.
(d) Declare their intent to separate.

15. What torments Mansour?
(a) Sarhan's treatment of Zohra.
(b) Hosny's dissipation.
(c) Amer's insouciance.
(d) Doreya's love.