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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 17-26.

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) Alcohol.
(d) Cigarettes.

2. What kind of store does Yasin pass by on the way to his mother's that brings painful recollections?
(a) Fruit.
(b) Blacksmith.
(c) Meat.
(d) Jewelry.

3. Who is described as the more beautiful of Amina's daughters?
(a) Khadija.
(b) Aisha.
(c) Zanuba.
(d) Jalilia.

4. What does Yasin reject regarding his mother's justification about her life?
(a) That she was innocent.
(b) That she was uneducated.
(c) That she was poor.
(d) That she was unlucky.

5. What is Amina's husband's name?
(a) Ahmad.
(b) Yasin.
(c) Fahmy.
(d) Kamal.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the haughty and flirtatious woman who comes to Ahmad's store after the matchmaker?

2. What does Kamal review daily with Amina that makes him keep her there as long as possible?

3. What does Khadija demand a confession of from Aisha in addition to never watching the policeman again?

4. What kind of worker was the man that wooed Yasin's mother and ruined his childhood?

5. Who does Amina tell Fahmy will be the one they have a hard time getting to agree on his marriage to Maryam?

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