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

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

3. For what does Ahmad try to hire the woman who comes to his store after the matchmaker?
(a) As a singer.
(b) As a cook.
(c) As a prostitute.
(d) As a dancer.

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

5. What is the name of the haughty and flirtatious woman who comes to Ahmad's store after the matchmaker?
(a) Maryam.
(b) Amina.
(c) Zubayda.
(d) Zanuba.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which of the following is not one of Ahmad's morning rituals?

3. Who is described as "story hungry" in Chapter 9?

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

5. Which of the following does Yasin not do to forget his mother in Chapter 13?

(see the answer key)

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