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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Zaynab threaten to do after fighting with Yasin in Chapter 57?
(a) Cheat on him.
(b) Kill herself.
(c) Kill him.
(d) Leave.

2. What does Kamal become a regular at with the British troops in Chapter 64?
(a) The tea queue.
(b) Their church services.
(c) Their bar meetings.
(d) Their Sunday dinners.

3. What is Fahmy terrified to see puddles of at al-Husayn?
(a) Urine.
(b) Blood.
(c) Gas.
(d) Oil.

4. What task does Aisha ask Khadija's help with in preparation for her wedding?
(a) Fixing her hair.
(b) Sewing the wedding gown.
(c) Doing her makeup.
(d) Making bed sheets.

5. Who visits Ahmad's store and is flirtatious in Chapter 51?
(a) Nur.
(b) Umm Hanafi.
(c) Widow Shawcat.
(d) Umm Maryam.

6. What does Aisha show that she will obey of God and her father in Chapter 38?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Her father.
(c) The higher will.
(d) Fate.

7. Who particularly sees trouble in the actions of Yasin's new wife after they are married?
(a) Aisha.
(b) Fahmy.
(c) Ahmad.
(d) Amina.

8. What does Amina's mother believe should have happened when her sons bring her a pardon to return home?
(a) Ahmad should have brought it.
(b) It should have happened earlier.
(c) He should have never thrown her out.
(d) It should have come later.

9. Where does Zaynab sleep after catching Yasin with Nur?
(a) The basement floor.
(b) The parlor.
(c) The den.
(d) The guest room.

10. What does Amina do after hearing about the two mediators who work on her behalf to get her back home?
(a) Gets scared.
(b) Relaxes.
(c) Cries.
(d) Tenses up.

11. What has Ahmad often fantasized about the person who visits his store in Chapter 35?
(a) Kissing her.
(b) Killing her.
(c) Sleeping with her.
(d) Beating her.

12. What does Kamal receive from the British troops after they chase him and Umm Hanafi?
(a) Chocolate.
(b) Cake.
(c) Liquor.
(d) Bread.

13. What is the name of the maid with whom Yasin cheats on his wife?
(a) Nur.
(b) Ali.
(c) Jalilia.
(d) Haniya.

14. Where does Kamal take refuge when strikers break down the schoolroom door at his school?
(a) Uncle Hamdan's store.
(b) Costaki's Bar.
(c) Ali's Coffee Shop.
(d) Palace Walk.

15. Who does Yasin not invite to his wedding?
(a) Aisha.
(b) His father.
(c) His mother.
(d) Fahmy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who chaperones Kamal to and from school during the revolution?

2. What is Kamal doing in a circle of soldiers in Chapter 59?

3. Who is discovered to have left the house at the end of Chapter 58?

4. Which of the following descriptions was not given to Yasin to describe him in Chapter 60?

5. How does Ahmad describe himself that makes him unwilling to allow the women of his house outdoors?

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