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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. Which of the boarders is a 30-year-old peasant?
(a) None of them.
(b) Sarhan.
(c) Mansour.
(d) Hosny.

2. What does Hosny learn about Zohra at breakfast?
(a) That her brother is coming for her that day.
(b) That her fiance from whom she was fleeing has found her.
(c) Of Zohra's intention to learn to read.
(d) That she is leaving the Miramar.

3. How does Hosny relieve tension?
(a) Racing his boat on the river.
(b) Shopping and gambling.
(c) Sunbathing on the top of the Miramar.
(d) Driving his Ford at high speeds.

4. Which boarder is an announcer for Alexandria Broadcasting Service?
(a) Mansour.
(b) Tolba.
(c) Sarhan.
(d) Hosny.

5. What does Hosny do one rainy morning with Zohra's teacher?
(a) Drives her to school.
(b) Eats breakfast with her.
(c) Drives her to meet her parents at a restaurant.
(d) Takes her to Triolan.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hosny order his Maltese madam to do?

2. Which boarder is built like a wrestler?

3. Who does Mariana evict?

4. What helps the group gathering?

5. Why does Hosny move to the Miramar?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Zohra and Amer have a chance to talk and how does Zohra feel about the two older, male boarders?

2. What does Mariana offer Zohra and what does Amer fear about Zohra?

3. Why does Hosny's attitude towards Zohra change?

4. With whom does Hosny hook up after leaving the Umm Kulthum at intermission, and what is the woman's advice to him?

5. After dropping the woman off at Mazarita, how does Hosny relieve his tension?

6. What do Amer and Mariana complain about and plan?

7. What commotion in the hallway does Hosny respond to, and what does he do?

8. Describe Hosny Allam.

9. How does Hosny feel about old people?

10. Who announces Sarhan's death and what is Hosny's reaction?

(see the answer keys)

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