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

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

4. What does Yasin's mother do joyfully when he visits her for the first time in the book?
(a) Cries.
(b) Yells.
(c) Smiles.
(d) Laughs.

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

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

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

8. 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) Meet him in secret.
(c) Drop her wedding plans.
(d) Move.

9. Which of the following does Yasin not do to forget his mother in Chapter 13?
(a) Pines for Maryam.
(b) Gets drunk.
(c) Curses his fate.
(d) Worries about his inheritance.

10. Where does Chapter 7 take place?
(a) Ezbekiya Garden.
(b) Ahmad's home.
(c) Ahmad's store.
(d) New Street.

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

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

13. What kind of store does Yasin pass by on the way to his mother's that brings painful recollections?
(a) Meat.
(b) Blacksmith.
(c) Jewelry.
(d) Fruit.

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

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