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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. What has Mansour studied for his radio program?
(a) The Muslim culture.
(b) The Communist party.
(c) Amer's writing.
(d) The Revolution.

2. What is the main characteristic Sarhan observes about Mansour?
(a) He is stingy.
(b) He is an introvert.
(c) He is frugal.
(d) He is fastidious.

3. What happens when Sarhan is with Zohara?
(a) His worries fade away.
(b) He feels like an imposter.
(c) He feels inadequate.
(d) He feels accepted?

4. What does Sarhan long to do about Safeya?
(a) Take her money and leave her.
(b) Leave her.
(c) Find a good man for her.
(d) Have the courage to marry her.

5. By what does Mansour say Zohra is surrounded?
(a) Imbeciles.
(b) Dangerous men.
(c) Good people.
(d) Incompetents.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Sarhan first see Zohra?

2. How does Mansour find Sarhan?

3. Where do Mansour and Doreya meet?

4. What are Ali and Sarhan planning?

5. What plan of Zohra's does Mansour approve?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Mansour react to Sarhan's announcement that he intends to marry Aleya?

2. What happens when Sarhan tries to kiss Zohra for the first time, and what is Zohra's reaction?

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

4. How does Ali convince Sarhan to join him in the heist?

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

6. How does Sarhan's relationship with Aleya develop?

7. What do Mansour and Amer discuss one night?

8. What are Sarhan's quick impressions of Hosny and Mansour?

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

10. What does Sarhan do the first time Zohra delivers tea to his room and how do the two interact over the next several days?

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