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

2. What title does Ahmad hold at the party he throws in Chapter 16?
(a) The bridegroom.
(b) The man of the hour.
(c) Leader of the pack.
(d) The man.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Ahmad in Chapter 14 of the book?

2. What profession is the man that Yasin has learned his mother will marry in Chapter 17?

3. Who shares a dream about being pushed off a roof with her family?

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

5. Who is the first character seen in Chapter 8?

(see the answer key)

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