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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is not one of Ahmad's morning rituals?
(a) Awaits breakfast with his sons.
(b) Prays.
(c) Irons.
(d) Washes.

2. What is the name of the haughty and flirtatious woman who comes to Ahmad's store after the matchmaker?
(a) Zanuba.
(b) Amina.
(c) Maryam.
(d) Zubayda.

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

4. What does Ahmad apply just before leaving the house with his sons each day?
(a) A coat.
(b) Cologne.
(c) Makeup.
(d) Hair gel.

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

6. What is Maryam's family name?
(a) Iffat.
(b) Hamzawi.
(c) Ridwan.
(d) Al-Jawad.

7. Who vows to never leave Amina after visiting her in Chapter 33?
(a) Aisha.
(b) Yasin.
(c) Fahmy.
(d) Kamal.

8. What is the name of the matchmaker that visits Ahmad's store in Chapter 14?
(a) Umm Ali.
(b) Umm Hanafi.
(c) Haniya.
(d) Umm Maryam.

9. Who is named second in command of the house while Amina rests from her injury?
(a) Fahmy.
(b) Khadija.
(c) Aisha.
(d) Yasin.

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

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

12. Who is described as the more beautiful of Amina's daughters?
(a) Aisha.
(b) Zanuba.
(c) Jalilia.
(d) Khadija.

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

14. What kind of eyes does Amina say Ahmad had that made her confess how she really was injured?
(a) Interrogating.
(b) Consuming.
(c) Angry.
(d) Mean.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Ahmad's assistant?

2. What is Amina's husband's name?

3. How does Amina react when Fahmy asks her to arrange his marriage to Maryam?

4. What does Yasin say he can no longer pretend regarding his mother when he visits Ahmad in Chapter 17?

5. What color hair does Aisha have?

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