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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Amina's mother believe should have happened when her sons bring her a pardon to return home?
(a) Ahmad should have brought it.
(b) It should have happened earlier.
(c) He should have never thrown her out.
(d) It should have come later.

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

3. What does Yasin say he can no longer pretend regarding his mother when he visits Ahmad in Chapter 17?
(a) That she isn't dead.
(b) That she doesn't exist.
(c) That he hates her.
(d) That he loves her.

4. What is the name of the police officer Aisha likes?
(a) Muhammed.
(b) Hasan Ibrahim.
(c) Yasin.
(d) Jamil.

5. What country does Kamal find on a map when picturing the exile's steadfast behavior?
(a) Malta.
(b) Portugal.
(c) Spain.
(d) Greece.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of store does Yasin pass by on the way to his mother's that brings painful recollections?

2. How does Kamal find the British troops rather than demonic?

3. How does Yasin feel when he discovers his father cheating on his mother in Chapter 39?

4. What are the prisoners that Ahmad reacts to in Chapter 53 arrested for?

5. What does Zaynab threaten to do after fighting with Yasin in Chapter 57?

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