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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 58-64.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is left with the sorrow of a lost opportunity when Ahmad refues to let Aisha be married?
(a) Fahmy.
(b) Khadija.
(c) Yasin.
(d) Amina.

2. What is Yasin on the prowl for in Chapter 12?
(a) Friends.
(b) Alcohol.
(c) Women.
(d) Drugs.

3. Who does the person who visits Ahmad in Chapter 36 wish for her son to marry?
(a) Aisha.
(b) Khadija.
(c) Zaynab.
(d) Jalila.

4. Which of the following does Yasin not do to forget his mother in Chapter 13?
(a) Gets drunk.
(b) Pines for Maryam.
(c) Worries about his inheritance.
(d) Curses his fate.

5. What is Kamal doing in a circle of soldiers in Chapter 59?
(a) Singing.
(b) Chanting.
(c) Crying.
(d) Laughing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What profession is the man that Yasin has learned his mother will marry in Chapter 17?

2. Who goes to Ahmad's store and blurts out that he wants his mother to come home?

3. What is the relationship between Fahmy and Yasin in the book?

4. What does Ahmad apply just before leaving the house with his sons each day?

5. On whom does most of the household burdens fall after Amina is evicted?

(see the answer key)

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