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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. What does Kamal envy about Yasin at the end of Chapter 9?
(a) His freedom.
(b) His knowledge.
(c) His happiness.
(d) His passion.

2. What color hair does Aisha have?
(a) Black.
(b) Blonde.
(c) Red.
(d) Brown.

3. Who does Amina tell Fahmy will be the one they have a hard time getting to agree on his marriage to Maryam?
(a) Ahmad.
(b) Umm Maryam.
(c) Iffat.
(d) Maryam.

4. What about Amina's husband could not be questioned because he was male?
(a) His work.
(b) His feelings.
(c) His rules.
(d) His activities.

5. What caused Ahmad to become severe with Kamal when he was a child?
(a) His circumcision.
(b) He went to town alone.
(c) He ran away.
(d) He lost his watch.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what time does Amina have to wait up on her husband every night?

2. Who shares a dream about being pushed off a roof with her family?

3. What war does Fahmy talk about with his family members in Chapter 9?

4. What handicap does Amina's mother have?

5. What kind of coops does Amina keep on her roof?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the nature of Khadija and Aisha's conversation regarding marriage in Chapter 5?

3. How does Yasin prowl for women in Chapter 12?

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

5. Why does Aisha stand alone at her window each morning?

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

7. How are Ahmad and Mme. Zubayda's interactions described in Chapter 14?

8. What is Kamal doing after leaving school in Chapter 8?

9. What does Amina help her husband with when he comes home drunk at midnight every night?

10. How is Ahmad's daily ritual each morning described?

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