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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Fahmy tell Amina that he will do before getting married to Maryam?
(a) Graduate and get a job.
(b) Graduate from school.
(c) Buy a house.
(d) Buy a ring.

3. What does Kamal review daily with Amina that makes him keep her there as long as possible?
(a) The tora.
(b) The kaaba.
(c) His sura.
(d) The unity.

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

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

6. For what does Ahmad try to hire the woman who comes to his store after the matchmaker?
(a) As a prostitute.
(b) As a cook.
(c) As a dancer.
(d) As a singer.

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

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

9. 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.

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

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

12. For what reason must Aisha make her confession, according to Khadija in Chapter 22?
(a) The family's honor.
(b) Her feelings.
(c) Ahmad's honor.
(d) Amina's feelings.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Yasin's mother's name?

2. What profession is the man that Yasin has learned his mother will marry in Chapter 17?

3. Where does Yasin go to after he is shocked to see an old man from his youth in Chapter 12?

4. What color hair does Aisha have?

5. What does Khadija catch Aisha doing in Chapter 22 that explains her reasons for doting on her appearance?

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