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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the only part of love to which Ahmad responds?
(a) Domesticity.
(b) Lust.
(c) Sentimentality.
(d) Memories.

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

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

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

6. 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

13. Who shares a dream about being pushed off a roof with her family?
(a) Aisha.
(b) Zubayda.
(c) Haniya.
(d) Khadija.

14. What kind of worker was the man that wooed Yasin's mother and ruined his childhood?
(a) A fruit merchant.
(b) A cook.
(c) A doctor.
(d) A servant.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ahmad say when Amina asks him about Fahmy marrying Maryam?

2. Who is jealous of Fahmy wanting to be married and points out Maryam's faults?

3. Who is left with the sorrow of a lost opportunity when Ahmad refues to let Aisha be married?

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

5. For what reason must Aisha make her confession, according to Khadija in Chapter 22?

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