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

2. 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.

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

4. Who does Amina tell Fahmy will be the one they have a hard time getting to agree on his marriage to Maryam?
(a) Ahmad.
(b) Umm Maryam.
(c) Maryam.
(d) Iffat.

5. Who shares a dream about being pushed off a roof with her family?
(a) Haniya.
(b) Aisha.
(c) Zubayda.
(d) Khadija.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Yasin's mother do joyfully when he visits her for the first time in the book?

2. At what age was Yasin removed from his father's house?

3. Who suggests to Amina that Aisha's engagement be allowed until Khadija is married first?

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

5. What is the name of the café that Yasin settles on in Chapter 12?

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