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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of coops does Amina keep on her roof?
(a) Pigeons.
(b) Chicken.
(c) Doves and ducks.
(d) Pigeon and chicken.

2. What does Yasin reject regarding his mother's justification about her life?
(a) That she was poor.
(b) That she was innocent.
(c) That she was unlucky.
(d) That she was uneducated.

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

4. What instrument does Ahmad play expertly?
(a) A drum.
(b) Tambourine.
(c) A violin.
(d) A guitar.

5. 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?
(a) Drop her wedding plans.
(b) Meet him in secret.
(c) Move.
(d) Give him money.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Khadija catch Aisha doing in Chapter 22 that explains her reasons for doting on her appearance?

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

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

5. Who is named second in command of the house while Amina rests from her injury?

(see the answer key)

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