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

2. What war does Fahmy talk about with his family members in Chapter 9?
(a) The European War.
(b) WWII.
(c) The Spanish War.
(d) The African War.

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

4. Who is jealous of Fahmy wanting to be married and points out Maryam's faults?
(a) Khadija.
(b) Amina.
(c) Aisha.
(d) Haniya.

5. What color hair does Aisha have?
(a) Brown.
(b) Red.
(c) Blonde.
(d) Black.

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

7. What is the name of the sheikh that admonishes Ahmad for his adultery and drunkenness?
(a) Zaghul.
(b) Mutawalli.
(c) Kamal.
(d) Hamzawi.

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

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

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

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

12. Who suggests that Amina tell Ahmad that she fell down the stairs to explain her broken bone?
(a) Kamal.
(b) Aisha.
(c) Khadija.
(d) Fahmy.

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

14. What is the name of Amina's servant that helps her knead dough?
(a) Umm Hanafi.
(b) Umm Maryam.
(c) Zaynab.
(d) Haniya.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does Kamal see a bus heading at the end of Chapter 8?

3. What is the name of the girl that is the foster daughter of the singer Zubayda?

4. How does Amina feel after she starts supervising the household from bed?

5. What does Yasin's mother do joyfully when he visits her for the first time in the book?

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