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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 Yasin reject regarding his mother's justification about her life?
(a) That she was innocent.
(b) That she was uneducated.
(c) That she was poor.
(d) That she was unlucky.

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

3. Whose house does Yasin watch in Chapter 39?
(a) Zubayda's.
(b) Maryam's.
(c) Haniya's.
(d) Zanuba's.

4. When does Ahmad stop agitating to enforce good order in Chapter 20?
(a) Afternoon prayers.
(b) When he visits the bar.
(c) Daily chores.
(d) His afternoon drink.

5. What is Maryam's family name?
(a) Hamzawi.
(b) Iffat.
(c) Al-Jawad.
(d) Ridwan.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who does Yasin try to have sex with in Chapter 41?

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

4. Who decides that the British troops are camping to intimidate and stop demonstrations?

5. Who visits Ahmad's store and is flirtatious in Chapter 51?

(see the answer key)

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