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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is wrong with Ahmad in Chapter 3 that makes noises anger him?
(a) He broke his foot.
(b) His eye is hurt.
(c) He is hung over.
(d) He has a fever.

3. What does Amina see as her sign of dedication for her husband?
(a) Having children.
(b) Cooking.
(c) Her vigils.
(d) Cleaning.

4. What is the name of the sheikh that admonishes Ahmad for his adultery and drunkenness?
(a) Kamal.
(b) Mutawalli.
(c) Hamzawi.
(d) Zaghul.

5. Who is sent by Fahmy on a nighttime mission to Maryam's?
(a) Kamal.
(b) Aisha.
(c) Haniya.
(d) Amina.

Short Answer Questions

1. What instrument does Ahmad play expertly?

2. What is the name of the haughty and flirtatious woman who comes to Ahmad's store after the matchmaker?

3. What color hair does Aisha have?

4. What does Kamal envy about Yasin at the end of Chapter 9?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Fahmy do while sitting on a roof with Kamal in Chapter 10?

2. What happens when Amina confesses leaving the house to visit the al-Husayn shrine to Ahmad?

3. How are Ahmad's attempts at getting Zubayda to sing at a party described in Chapter 15?

4. How does the family react when Fahmy asks Amina to arrange his marriage to Maryam?

5. How is Amina injured on her way home from visiting the al-Husayn shrine?

6. How are Kamal's "story hungry" actions described in Chapter 9?

7. How are Ahmad's actions to those outside his household described?

8. How is Yasin's meeting with his mother described in Chapter 18?

9. How are Amina's duties on her roof described in Chapter 6?

10. How is Kamal's visit to Maryam in Chapter 21 described?

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