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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. Who is described as "story hungry" in Chapter 9?
(a) Aisha.
(b) Haniya.
(c) Kamal.
(d) Fahmy.

5. Who accompanies Amina to a mosque in Chapter 27?
(a) Khadija.
(b) Kamal.
(c) Ahmad.
(d) Fahmy.

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

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

8. What is the name of the matchmaker that visits Ahmad's store in Chapter 14?
(a) Umm Maryam.
(b) Umm Hanafi.
(c) Haniya.
(d) Umm Ali.

9. What kind of coops does Amina keep on her roof?
(a) Doves and ducks.
(b) Pigeons.
(c) Chicken.
(d) Pigeon and chicken.

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

11. What does Amina ask God to forgive her husband for when she helps wash him after he gets home?
(a) His meanness.
(b) His womanizing.
(c) His drinking.
(d) His bad temper.

12. What is Maryam's family name?
(a) Ridwan.
(b) Iffat.
(c) Al-Jawad.
(d) Hamzawi.

13. Of what are Yasin and Fahmy afraid that Ahmad is mad at them for in Chapter 30?
(a) For lying to him.
(b) For drinking the night before.
(c) For getting engaged.
(d) For allowing Amina to leave the house.

14. Whose shrine does Yasin convince someone to go to in Chapter 27?
(a) Shakyh Mutawalli's.
(b) Al-Husayn's.
(c) Muhammed's.
(d) Zaghul's.

15. How many years has Amina been married to her husband?
(a) 10 years.
(b) 25 years.
(c) 30 years.
(d) 15 years.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What grazes Amina after leaving a mosque that causes her injury?

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

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

5. Who suggests that Amina tell Ahmad that she fell down the stairs to explain her broken bone?

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