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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 Mansour learn is arrested?
(a) Hosny.
(b) Doreya.
(c) Sarhan.
(d) Fawzi.

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

3. What does Mansour offer Zohra when she brings him tea?
(a) Advice.
(b) A joke.
(c) A scowl.
(d) A confection.

4. Who does Mansour visit after learning of the arrest?
(a) No one; he is too afraid.
(b) Doreya.
(c) Fawzi.
(d) Sonya.

5. Where does Sarhan see Zohra buying papers?
(a) In Mahmoud's kiosk.
(b) In the Pharmacy.
(c) In the convenience store.
(d) In High-Life Grocery.

Short Answer Questions

1. By what does Mansour think Zohra is probably driven?

2. Where does Mansour think Zohra should do?

3. What will they do with the highjacked goods?

4. Who is Ali Bakir's lover?

5. What did Zohra's grandfather do that made Zohra run away?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are Ali and Sarhan's plans to gain money?

2. What are Mansour's first impressions of Zohra?

3. What is Mansour's further impression of Zohra and how does he feel towards her?

4. Describe the fight with Safeya, Zohra and Sarhan from Sarhan's perspective.

5. Summarize Mansour's analysis of the time the boarders spend together the night of the Umm Kulthum concert.

6. Briefly describe Mansour's meeting with his longtime friend Fawzi.

7. Describe Sarhan's encounter with Tolba on the street.

8. How does Mahmoud inadvertently give Sarhan an excuse to move out of living with Safeya, and what does he say about marriage?

9. What does Mansour do when he learns of Fawzi's arrest?

10. When does Sarhan first see Zohra and what does he do?

(see the answer keys)

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