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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the neighbor girl who Fahmy watches do chores from the roof?
(a) Zanuba.
(b) Khadija.
(c) Zaynab.
(d) Maryam.

2. How old is Ahmad in Chapter 14 of the book?
(a) 50.
(b) 40.
(c) 55.
(d) 45.

3. Which of the following things are women not doing inside the mosque in Chapter 27?
(a) Looking at the tombs.
(b) Touching the walls.
(c) Praying.
(d) Lighting candles.

4. What is the mock profession Ahmad's friends put on before leaving him in Chapter 16?
(a) A funeral.
(b) A wedding.
(c) A prayer service.
(d) A birthday party.

5. When does Ahmad stop agitating to enforce good order in Chapter 20?
(a) Afternoon prayers.
(b) When he visits the bar.
(c) Daily chores.
(d) His afternoon drink.

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

7. Whose shrine does Yasin convince someone to go to in Chapter 27?
(a) Shakyh Mutawalli's.
(b) Zaghul's.
(c) Al-Husayn's.
(d) Muhammed's.

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

9. What is the name of the café that Yasin settles on in Chapter 12?
(a) Goldsmith's Bazaar.
(b) Ahmad's Coffee Shop.
(c) Ali's Coffee Shop.
(d) Ezbekiya Garden.

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

11. What title does Ahmad hold at the party he throws in Chapter 16?
(a) The man.
(b) The bridegroom.
(c) The man of the hour.
(d) Leader of the pack.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Yasin call his mother before angrily leaving her in Chapter 18?

2. Where does Amina go after leaving Ahmad's home?

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

4. What war does Fahmy talk about with his family members in Chapter 9?

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

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