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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 9-16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of Zubayda's rival in her profession?
(a) Haniya.
(b) Zanuba.
(c) Jalila.
(d) Khadija.

2. Where does Chapter 7 take place?
(a) Ahmad's store.
(b) Ahmad's home.
(c) Ezbekiya Garden.
(d) New Street.

3. Where does Kamal see a bus heading at the end of Chapter 8?
(a) Palace Walk.
(b) Coppersmith Street.
(c) Sugar Street.
(d) New Street.

4. What is Ahmad's assistant waiting to hear recited by a sheikh in Chapter 7?
(a) The news.
(b) Their horoscopes.
(c) The daily rules.
(d) The Qur'an.

5. What caused Ahmad to become severe with Kamal when he was a child?
(a) He lost his watch.
(b) He went to town alone.
(c) His circumcision.
(d) He ran away.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Amina see as her sign of dedication for her husband?

2. What is the name of the girl that is the foster daughter of the singer Zubayda?

3. What title does Ahmad hold at the party he throws in Chapter 16?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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