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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does pain course through Amina after she is injured leaving a mosque?
(a) Her leg.
(b) Her head.
(c) Her stomach.
(d) Her shoulder.

2. For what does Ahmad try to hire the woman who comes to his store after the matchmaker?
(a) As a dancer.
(b) As a prostitute.
(c) As a singer.
(d) As a cook.

3. Where does Amina go after leaving Ahmad's home?
(a) Her childhood home.
(b) Goldsmith's Bazaar.
(c) Palace Walk.
(d) Ezbekiya Garden.

4. What does Yasin call his mother before angrily leaving her in Chapter 18?
(a) A thief.
(b) A liar.
(c) A criminal.
(d) A monster.

5. What does Amina feel opening as she pleads with Ahmad about Aisha's marriage in Chapter 25?
(a) A bottomless pit.
(b) The trash.
(c) Hell's gates.
(d) A black hole.

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

7. What is the name of the gathering that all of Ahmad's family has at sunset except for him?
(a) Secret hour.
(b) Family time.
(c) Tea queue.
(d) Coffee hour.

8. At what time does Amina have to wait up on her husband every night?
(a) 11:00 p.m.
(b) 10:00 p.m.
(c) 1:00 a.m.
(d) Midnight.

9. What about Amina's husband could not be questioned because he was male?
(a) His activities.
(b) His rules.
(c) His feelings.
(d) His work.

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

11. What profession is the man that Yasin has learned his mother will marry in Chapter 17?
(a) A servant.
(b) A baker.
(c) A doctor.
(d) A teacher.

12. How does Amina react when Fahmy asks her to arrange his marriage to Maryam?
(a) Afraid.
(b) Sad.
(c) Angry.
(d) Delighted.

13. What grazes Amina after leaving a mosque that causes her injury?
(a) A bullet.
(b) A bomb.
(c) A horse.
(d) A car.

14. What is Ahmad's assistant waiting to hear recited by a sheikh in Chapter 7?
(a) The daily rules.
(b) Their horoscopes.
(c) The news.
(d) The Qur'an.

15. What is the relationship between Fahmy and Yasin in the book?
(a) Father and son.
(b) Friends.
(c) Cousins.
(d) Brothers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who vows to never leave Amina after visiting her in Chapter 33?

2. What is the name of the widowed woman that the matchmaker says wants to become Ahmad's second wife?

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

4. What kind of coops does Amina keep on her roof?

5. What is the name of Amina's servant that helps her knead dough?

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