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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 34-41.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who has been standing at her bedroom window for months yearning for a young police officer that walks by?
(a) Khadija.
(b) Haniya.
(c) Aisha.
(d) Amina.

2. Which of the following does Yasin not do to forget his mother in Chapter 13?
(a) Gets drunk.
(b) Pines for Maryam.
(c) Worries about his inheritance.
(d) Curses his fate.

3. What does Ahmad say he does not do to his friends that take wives and daughters on outings with them?
(a) Agree with them.
(b) Love them.
(c) Hate them.
(d) Judge them.

4. What is the name of the widowed woman that the matchmaker says wants to become Ahmad's second wife?
(a) Zanuba.
(b) Nafusa.
(c) Zaynab.
(d) Haniya.

5. What does Amina feel transformed into when entering a mosque?
(a) Heaven bound.
(b) A saint.
(c) Something sweeter.
(d) Pure spirit.

Short Answer Questions

1. What grazes Amina after leaving a mosque that causes her injury?

2. Who is described as the more beautiful of Amina's daughters?

3. Who is described as "story hungry" in Chapter 9?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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