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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is not one of Ahmad's morning rituals?
(a) Washes.
(b) Awaits breakfast with his sons.
(c) Prays.
(d) Irons.

2. What is Ahmad's assistant waiting to hear recited by a sheikh in Chapter 7?
(a) The Qur'an.
(b) The daily rules.
(c) The news.
(d) Their horoscopes.

3. Where does pain course through Amina after she is injured leaving a mosque?
(a) Her stomach.
(b) Her head.
(c) Her leg.
(d) Her shoulder.

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

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

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

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

8. What is the name of the widowed woman that the matchmaker says wants to become Ahmad's second wife?
(a) Zanuba.
(b) Nafusa.
(c) Zaynab.
(d) Haniya.

9. What part of Khadija do Yasin and Kamal make fun of her for?
(a) Her hair.
(b) Her body.
(c) Her attitude.
(d) Her nose.

10. Who suggests to Amina that Aisha's engagement be allowed until Khadija is married first?
(a) Jamil.
(b) Kamal.
(c) Yasin.
(d) Fahmy.

11. How does Amina feel after she starts supervising the household from bed?
(a) Angry.
(b) Happy.
(c) Sad.
(d) Bored.

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

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

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

15. Who does Amina tell Fahmy will be the one they have a hard time getting to agree on his marriage to Maryam?
(a) Umm Maryam.
(b) Maryam.
(c) Iffat.
(d) Ahmad.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who accompanies Amina to a mosque in Chapter 27?

3. Who are quarreling when Amina tells them she is leaving the house?

4. What is the name of Zubayda's rival in her profession?

5. What does Yasin call his mother before angrily leaving her in Chapter 18?

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