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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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 on a provocative poster that Kamal looks at along with the shrine of al-Husayn?
(a) Cigarettes.
(b) Beer.
(c) Women.
(d) Alcohol.

4. Who are quarreling when Amina tells them she is leaving the house?
(a) Yasin and Aisha.
(b) Khadija and Kamal.
(c) Khadija and Aisha.
(d) Kamal and Fahmy.

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

6. What caused Ahmad to become severe with Kamal when he was a child?
(a) He ran away.
(b) He lost his watch.
(c) He went to town alone.
(d) His circumcision.

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

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

9. What does Amina discover she has broken?
(a) Her collarbone.
(b) Her arm.
(c) Her leg.
(d) Her neck.

10. What does Khadija catch Aisha doing in Chapter 22 that explains her reasons for doting on her appearance?
(a) Brushing her hair.
(b) Looking at the street.
(c) Practicing in the mirror.
(d) Winking.

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

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

13. What is the name of Zubayda's rival in her profession?
(a) Jalila.
(b) Zanuba.
(c) Khadija.
(d) Haniya.

14. What does Yasin say he can no longer pretend regarding his mother when he visits Ahmad in Chapter 17?
(a) That she isn't dead.
(b) That she doesn't exist.
(c) That he hates her.
(d) That he loves her.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Ahmad in Chapter 14 of the book?

2. Who shares a dream about being pushed off a roof with her family?

3. What does Kamal review daily with Amina that makes him keep her there as long as possible?

4. What is the name of the café that Yasin settles on in Chapter 12?

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

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