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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the only one to have an appetite in the family in Chapter 57?
(a) Kamal.
(b) Fahmy.
(c) Aisha.
(d) Yasin.

2. Who is sent by Fahmy on a nighttime mission to Maryam's?
(a) Haniya.
(b) Amina.
(c) Kamal.
(d) Aisha.

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

4. Who does Yasin try to have sex with in Chapter 41?
(a) Zaynab.
(b) Jalila.
(c) Nur.
(d) Umm Hanafi.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose house does Yasin watch in Chapter 39?

2. What has Ahmad often fantasized about the person who visits his store in Chapter 35?

3. What profession is the man that Yasin has learned his mother will marry in Chapter 17?

4. What does Yasin's mother do joyfully when he visits her for the first time in the book?

5. For what reason must Aisha make her confession, according to Khadija in Chapter 22?

(see the answer key)

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