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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Ahmad say he does not do to his friends that take wives and daughters on outings with them?
(a) Agree with them.
(b) Judge them.
(c) Hate them.
(d) Love them.

2. What is Kamal doing in a circle of soldiers in Chapter 59?
(a) Laughing.
(b) Chanting.
(c) Singing.
(d) Crying.

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

4. Of what nationality is Yasin's new wife?
(a) Spanish.
(b) German.
(c) French.
(d) Turkish.

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

6. What day does Ahmad and his sons go to prayer service in Chapter 61?
(a) Friday.
(b) Saturday.
(c) Monday.
(d) Sunday.

7. Who visits Ahmad at his store at the beginning of Chapter 35?
(a) Umm Hanafi.
(b) Umm Maryam.
(c) Aisha.
(d) Kamal.

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

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

10. Who is the only one to have an appetite in the family in Chapter 57?
(a) Aisha.
(b) Fahmy.
(c) Kamal.
(d) Yasin.

11. What are the prisoners that Ahmad reacts to in Chapter 53 arrested for?
(a) Stealing.
(b) Reading the Qu'ran.
(c) Imposition of martial law.
(d) Murder.

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

13. Whose house does Yasin watch in Chapter 39?
(a) Maryam's.
(b) Haniya's.
(c) Zanuba's.
(d) Zubayda's.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Yasin complain about a lack of at his wedding celebration?

2. Who decides that the British troops are camping to intimidate and stop demonstrations?

3. On whom does most of the household burdens fall after Amina is evicted?

4. Who brings to Ahmand's shop the text of a petition to seek independence in Chapter 50?

5. What does Amina's mother believe should have happened when her sons bring her a pardon to return home?

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