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

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

3. What does the author say Fahmy is obsessed with in Chapter 52?
(a) Republicanism.
(b) Nationalism.
(c) Revolutions.
(d) Democracy.

4. How does Yasin feel when he discovers his father cheating on his mother in Chapter 39?
(a) He is sad.
(b) He admires him.
(c) He is disgusted.
(d) He is angry.

5. What is the content of the poem that Yasin is moved by?
(a) Nationalism.
(b) Islam.
(c) Women's demonstrations.
(d) Religion.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Yasin's mother's name?

2. Who goes to Ahmad's store and blurts out that he wants his mother to come home?

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

4. What does Ahmad say he does not do to his friends that take wives and daughters on outings with them?

5. What does Amina do after hearing about the two mediators who work on her behalf to get her back home?

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