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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 the name of Amina's servant that helps her knead dough?
(a) Haniya.
(b) Zaynab.
(c) Umm Maryam.
(d) Umm Hanafi.

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

3. What is the name of the girl that is the foster daughter of the singer Zubayda?
(a) Zanuba.
(b) Zubayda.
(c) Haniya.
(d) Aisha.

4. What does Yasin say he can no longer pretend regarding his mother when he visits Ahmad in Chapter 17?
(a) That she doesn't exist.
(b) That she isn't dead.
(c) That he hates her.
(d) That he loves her.

5. What is the name of Ahmad's assistant?
(a) Iffat.
(b) Haniya.
(c) Kamal.
(d) Jamil.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the matchmaker that visits Ahmad's store in Chapter 14?

2. What does Amina ask God to forgive her husband for when she helps wash him after he gets home?

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

4. When does Ahmad stop agitating to enforce good order in Chapter 20?

5. How many years has Amina been married to her husband?

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