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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. Who does Hosny take driving?
(a) An Italian/Syrian whore.
(b) Mariana.
(c) Sarhan.
(d) Zohra.

2. What does Hosny do as he speeds through the city?
(a) Screams out his frustrations.
(b) Stops and visits his regular madames.
(c) Runs from the police.
(d) Swears at Sarhan.

3. Why does Hosny move to the Miramar?
(a) He knows Tolba.
(b) He is bored at the Cecil Hotel.
(c) His brother lives there.
(d) He knows Amer.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who announces Sarhan's murder?

2. What does Amer think of Marzug?

3. Who has a monthly radio concert?

4. What is the bond between Amer and Mansour?

5. What is Hosny doing when Amer checks on noise in the hall?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Hosny feel about old people?

2. Describe Mansour Bahy.

3. Why does Hosny move to Miramar and what is his first thought about Zohra?

4. Describe Sarhan al-Beheiry.

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

6. What is Hosny's next encounter with Zohra and how does he react?

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

8. What are Hosny's impressions of the other Miramar residents?

9. How does Amer respond to the news that Zohra is taking reading lessons, and how do others respond?

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

(see the answer keys)

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