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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 are the prisoners that Ahmad reacts to in Chapter 53 arrested for?
(a) Imposition of martial law.
(b) Reading the Qu'ran.
(c) Murder.
(d) Stealing.

2. What does Yasin call his mother before angrily leaving her in Chapter 18?
(a) A liar.
(b) A monster.
(c) A thief.
(d) A criminal.

3. What is on a provocative poster that Kamal looks at along with the shrine of al-Husayn?
(a) Beer.
(b) Women.
(c) Cigarettes.
(d) Alcohol.

4. What does Yasin's mother do joyfully when he visits her for the first time in the book?
(a) Smiles.
(b) Cries.
(c) Laughs.
(d) Yells.

5. Where does Amina go after leaving Ahmad's home?
(a) Her childhood home.
(b) Ezbekiya Garden.
(c) Goldsmith's Bazaar.
(d) Palace Walk.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Fahmy tell Amina that he will do before getting married to Maryam?

2. For what reason must Aisha make her confession, according to Khadija in Chapter 22?

3. What does Ahmad congratulate himself for not doing like Yasin when reprimanding him in Chapter 58?

4. For what does Ahmad try to hire the woman who comes to his store after the matchmaker?

5. Who is sent by Fahmy on a nighttime mission to Maryam's?

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