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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 51-57.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Ahmad describe himself that makes him unwilling to allow the women of his house outdoors?
(a) Liberal.
(b) Ultraconservative.
(c) Ultraliberal.
(d) Conservative.

2. Where does Kamal take refuge when strikers break down the schoolroom door at his school?
(a) Costaki's Bar.
(b) Palace Walk.
(c) Uncle Hamdan's store.
(d) Ali's Coffee Shop.

3. Who visits Ahmad's store and is flirtatious in Chapter 51?
(a) Widow Shawcat.
(b) Nur.
(c) Umm Hanafi.
(d) Umm Maryam.

4. Who is jealous of Fahmy wanting to be married and points out Maryam's faults?
(a) Amina.
(b) Aisha.
(c) Haniya.
(d) Khadija.

5. What profession is the man that Yasin has learned his mother will marry in Chapter 17?
(a) A baker.
(b) A servant.
(c) A teacher.
(d) A doctor.

Short Answer Questions

1. What country does Kamal find on a map when picturing the exile's steadfast behavior?

2. What does Fahmy tell Amina that he will do before getting married to Maryam?

3. What is the content of the poem that Yasin is moved by?

4. What is Fahmy terrified to see puddles of at al-Husayn?

5. Who do Ahmad's children decide to ask for help to get him to let Amina return?

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