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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. By what does Mansour think Zohra is probably driven?
(a) Curiosity.
(b) Ambition.
(c) Fear.
(d) Sex.

2. About what do Mansour and Fawzi banter?
(a) Mansour leaving the party.
(b) Mansour's ex-wife.
(c) Mansour's new home.
(d) Mansour's fiance who becomes pregnant by another man.

3. What does Sarhan do to later explain the sudden fortune he expects?
(a) Talks about the rising cost of clothing.
(b) Talks about the cost of yarn.
(c) Tells stories that are not true.
(d) Talks of the money he makes now.

4. How long has it been since Mansour has seen Fawzi before now?
(a) 2 weeks.
(b) 10 years.
(c) 1 month.
(d) 2 years.

5. What does Zohra say about her and Sarhan?
(a) They were secretly married.
(b) They are engaged.
(c) They are just friends.
(d) They had a falling out.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Mansour's brother?

2. Who does Mansour think is the life of the party on the night of the Umm Kulthum concert

3. What does Mansour confess to Doreya?

4. What does Ali point out to Sarhan about Sarhan working within the system?

5. About what do Sarhan and his friend Rafat Amin talk?

Short Essay Questions

1. Wat does Sarhan say about the Umm Kulthum concert?

2. What does Sarhan say about Mariana when he asks to rent a room and how does Zohra act when she sees him at the Miramar?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. Describe Mansour's version of the altercation in the hallway between an unknown woman, Zohra and Sarhan.

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