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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is discovered to have left the house at the end of Chapter 58?
(a) Zanuba.
(b) Amina.
(c) Zaynab.
(d) Aisha.

2. Who does a young theology student accuse of being a spy at prayer service?
(a) Ahmad.
(b) Fahmy.
(c) Kamal.
(d) Yasin.

3. What does Ahmad tell Yasim he must do if he can't control his wife?
(a) Move to another city.
(b) Divorce her.
(c) Beat her.
(d) Leave the house.

4. What does Ahmad forbid Fahmy to do in Chapter 62?
(a) Get a job.
(b) Be politically involved.
(c) Get married.
(d) Go to school.

5. What does Fahmy do after the first martyrs fall to English bullets?
(a) Prays.
(b) Revolts.
(c) Hides.
(d) Buys weapons.

6. What does Ahmad feel singled out by the preacher's call to at prayer service?
(a) Preaching to others.
(b) Revolting.
(c) Repentance.
(d) Forgiveness.

7. Who does Yasin try to have sex with in Chapter 41?
(a) Zaynab.
(b) Nur.
(c) Jalila.
(d) Umm Hanafi.

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

9. What does Ahmad invent in order not to admit that Yasin disobeys him?
(a) Teachings.
(b) Excuses.
(c) Compliments.
(d) Lies.

10. What is the name of Ahmad's friend that bemoans the burden of raising girls?
(a) Ridwan.
(b) Jamil.
(c) Haniya.
(d) Iffat.

11. What is the name of Yasin's new bride?
(a) Maryam.
(b) Jalila.
(c) Zaynab.
(d) Zubayda.

12. What does a black maid invite Yasin to see for the first time in Chapter 44?
(a) His bride.
(b) His honeymoon suite.
(c) His wedding presents.
(d) His new house.

13. Who protests the danger when Fahmy announces he is distributing a document that is illegal under martial law?
(a) Khadija.
(b) Aisha.
(c) Amina.
(d) Yasin.

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

15. Whose marriage does the Widow Shawcat arrange in Chapter 45?
(a) Aisha and Hasan's.
(b) Ibrahim and Khadija's.
(c) Fahmy and Maryam's.
(d) Yasin and Haniya's.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Kamal accept from Khalil although he resents him in Chapter 43?

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

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

4. What does Kamal receive from the British troops after they chase him and Umm Hanafi?

5. What is the content of the poem that Yasin is moved by?

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