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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Amina's husband's name?
(a) Ahmad.
(b) Kamal.
(c) Yasin.
(d) Fahmy.

2. What is Yasin on the prowl for in Chapter 12?
(a) Alcohol.
(b) Friends.
(c) Women.
(d) Drugs.

3. Who vows to never leave Amina after visiting her in Chapter 33?
(a) Aisha.
(b) Fahmy.
(c) Kamal.
(d) Yasin.

4. Who does Ahmad insist get married first out of his children in Chapter 5?
(a) Aisha.
(b) Jalilia.
(c) Khadija.
(d) Zaynab.

5. Which of the following things are women not doing inside the mosque in Chapter 27?
(a) Lighting candles.
(b) Touching the walls.
(c) Praying.
(d) Looking at the tombs.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many years has Amina been married to her husband?

2. What does Amina feel opening as she pleads with Ahmad about Aisha's marriage in Chapter 25?

3. Who has been standing at her bedroom window for months yearning for a young police officer that walks by?

4. What is on a provocative poster that Kamal looks at along with the shrine of al-Husayn?

5. Who visits Ahmad in Chapter 36 and gives him a verbal pounding?

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