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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What title does Ahmad hold at the party he throws in Chapter 16?
(a) The man of the hour.
(b) The man.
(c) The bridegroom.
(d) Leader of the pack.

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What handicap does Amina's mother have?
(a) She has one arm.
(b) She is blind.
(c) She is deaf.
(d) She can't walk.

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

10. What does Ahmad do to Amina after she has healed from her injury?
(a) Takes her shopping.
(b) Evicts her.
(c) Beats her.
(d) Makes love to her.

11. What is the name of the café that Yasin settles on in Chapter 12?
(a) Ahmad's Coffee Shop.
(b) Ezbekiya Garden.
(c) Ali's Coffee Shop.
(d) Goldsmith's Bazaar.

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

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

14. Who does Ahmad insist get married first out of his children in Chapter 5?
(a) Jalilia.
(b) Aisha.
(c) Khadija.
(d) Zaynab.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of store does Yasin pass by on the way to his mother's that brings painful recollections?

2. What caused Ahmad to become severe with Kamal when he was a child?

3. What is the name of the haughty and flirtatious woman who comes to Ahmad's store after the matchmaker?

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

5. What is Maryam's family name?

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