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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 does Ahmad say when Amina asks him about Fahmy marrying Maryam?
(a) Agrees wholeheartedly.
(b) Angrily dismisses the idea.
(c) Says no, but may reconsider.
(d) Agrees but with doubts.

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

3. What is the name of the widowed woman that the matchmaker says wants to become Ahmad's second wife?
(a) Nafusa.
(b) Haniya.
(c) Zanuba.
(d) Zaynab.

4. What about Amina's husband could not be questioned because he was male?
(a) His feelings.
(b) His activities.
(c) His rules.
(d) His work.

5. What war does Fahmy talk about with his family members in Chapter 9?
(a) WWII.
(b) The Spanish War.
(c) The African War.
(d) The European War.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Ahmad's assistant waiting to hear recited by a sheikh in Chapter 7?

2. What does Yasin tell his mother is the only way he will love her again when he visits her for the first time in the book?

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

4. What is the name of the gathering that all of Ahmad's family has at sunset except for him?

5. What instrument does Ahmad play expertly?

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