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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 kind of worker was the man that wooed Yasin's mother and ruined his childhood?
(a) A fruit merchant.
(b) A cook.
(c) A doctor.
(d) A servant.

2. What does Amina ask God to forgive her husband for when she helps wash him after he gets home?
(a) His bad temper.
(b) His meanness.
(c) His drinking.
(d) His womanizing.

3. What is the name of the haughty and flirtatious woman who comes to Ahmad's store after the matchmaker?
(a) Amina.
(b) Maryam.
(c) Zubayda.
(d) Zanuba.

4. What does Ahmad apply just before leaving the house with his sons each day?
(a) Hair gel.
(b) Makeup.
(c) Cologne.
(d) A coat.

5. What does Kamal envy about Yasin at the end of Chapter 9?
(a) His knowledge.
(b) His happiness.
(c) His freedom.
(d) His passion.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the name of the neighbor girl who Fahmy watches do chores from the roof?

3. What kind of store does Yasin pass by on the way to his mother's that brings painful recollections?

4. Who is sent by Fahmy on a nighttime mission to Maryam's?

5. What is the only part of love to which Ahmad responds?

(see the answer key)

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