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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 kind of worker was the man that wooed Yasin's mother and ruined his childhood?
(a) A fruit merchant.
(b) A cook.
(c) A doctor.
(d) A servant.

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

3. At what age was Yasin removed from his father's house?
(a) 12.
(b) 9.
(c) 13.
(d) 11.

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

5. What instrument does Ahmad play expertly?
(a) A drum.
(b) A violin.
(c) Tambourine.
(d) A guitar.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Kamal see a bus heading at the end of Chapter 8?

2. Who does Ahmad insist get married first out of his children in Chapter 5?

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

4. Where does Chapter 7 take place?

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

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