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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 27-33.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who suggests that Amina tell Ahmad that she fell down the stairs to explain her broken bone?
(a) Fahmy.
(b) Kamal.
(c) Aisha.
(d) Khadija.

2. Who is the first character seen in Chapter 8?
(a) Yasin.
(b) Kamal.
(c) Jamil.
(d) Fahmy.

3. What does Amina feel transformed into when entering a mosque?
(a) Heaven bound.
(b) A saint.
(c) Pure spirit.
(d) Something sweeter.

4. Of what are Yasin and Fahmy afraid that Ahmad is mad at them for in Chapter 30?
(a) For allowing Amina to leave the house.
(b) For lying to him.
(c) For getting engaged.
(d) For drinking the night before.

5. What is the name of Zubayda's rival in her profession?
(a) Jalila.
(b) Zanuba.
(c) Haniya.
(d) Khadija.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is on a provocative poster that Kamal looks at along with the shrine of al-Husayn?

2. For what reason must Aisha make her confession, according to Khadija in Chapter 22?

3. Who accompanies Amina to a mosque in Chapter 27?

4. What does Kamal envy about Yasin at the end of Chapter 9?

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

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