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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Who has been standing at her bedroom window for months yearning for a young police officer that walks by?
(a) Amina.
(b) Khadija.
(c) Haniya.
(d) Aisha.

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

5. What is Amina's husband's name?
(a) Ahmad.
(b) Yasin.
(c) Fahmy.
(d) Kamal.

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

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

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

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

10. What color hair does Aisha have?
(a) Blonde.
(b) Red.
(c) Black.
(d) Brown.

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

12. Where does Kamal see a bus heading at the end of Chapter 8?
(a) New Street.
(b) Palace Walk.
(c) Sugar Street.
(d) Coppersmith Street.

13. 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.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Which of the following does Yasin not do to forget his mother in Chapter 13?

4. What is on a provocative poster that Kamal looks at along with the shrine of al-Husayn?

5. What about Amina's husband could not be questioned because he was male?

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