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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. Which of the following does Yasin not do to forget his mother in Chapter 13?
(a) Gets drunk.
(b) Worries about his inheritance.
(c) Pines for Maryam.
(d) Curses his fate.

2. What is the name of Ahmad's assistant?
(a) Jamil.
(b) Haniya.
(c) Iffat.
(d) Kamal.

3. Where does Amina go after leaving Ahmad's home?
(a) Palace Walk.
(b) Goldsmith's Bazaar.
(c) Her childhood home.
(d) Ezbekiya Garden.

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

5. Where does Kamal see a bus heading at the end of Chapter 8?
(a) Coppersmith Street.
(b) New Street.
(c) Palace Walk.
(d) Sugar Street.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many years has Amina been married to her husband?

2. Which of the following things are women not doing inside the mosque in Chapter 27?

3. What part of Khadija do Yasin and Kamal make fun of her for?

4. What is Amina's husband's name?

5. What does Amina feel opening as she pleads with Ahmad about Aisha's marriage in Chapter 25?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How is Amina's mother described when she goes to stay with her during her exile?

4. What happens to Amina after her broken collarbone has healed?

5. How are Ahmad's actions at a party where he hires Zubayda to sing described?

6. How does Ahmad react to Shaykh Mutawalli's claim that he is an adulterer in Chapter 7?

7. What is the nature of Yasin's complaints about his mother when he visits Ahmad in Chapter 17?

8. How does Yasin remember his happy childhood ruined by a fruit merchant?

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

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

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