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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 58-64.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Ahmad feel singled out by the preacher's call to at prayer service?
(a) Revolting.
(b) Repentance.
(c) Preaching to others.
(d) Forgiveness.

2. Who do Ahmad's children decide to ask for help to get him to let Amina return?
(a) Umm Maryam.
(b) Aisha.
(c) Kamal.
(d) Umm Hanafi.

3. For what reason must Aisha make her confession, according to Khadija in Chapter 22?
(a) Amina's feelings.
(b) Her feelings.
(c) Ahmad's honor.
(d) The family's honor.

4. What does Ahmad do to Amina after she has healed from her injury?
(a) Beats her.
(b) Evicts her.
(c) Takes her shopping.
(d) Makes love to her.

5. Whose marriage does the Widow Shawcat arrange in Chapter 45?
(a) Fahmy and Maryam's.
(b) Aisha and Hasan's.
(c) Yasin and Haniya's.
(d) Ibrahim and Khadija's.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Amina's mother believe should have happened when her sons bring her a pardon to return home?

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

3. What is the name of the sheikh that admonishes Ahmad for his adultery and drunkenness?

4. What does Iffat demand of Ahmad when he visits him in Chapter 60?

5. How does Amina react when Fahmy asks her to arrange his marriage to Maryam?

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