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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 Yasin say he can no longer pretend regarding his mother when he visits Ahmad in Chapter 17?
(a) That she doesn't exist.
(b) That he loves her.
(c) That she isn't dead.
(d) That he hates her.

2. Who are quarreling when Amina tells them she is leaving the house?
(a) Kamal and Fahmy.
(b) Yasin and Aisha.
(c) Khadija and Kamal.
(d) Khadija and Aisha.

3. Whose shrine does Yasin convince someone to go to in Chapter 27?
(a) Shakyh Mutawalli's.
(b) Muhammed's.
(c) Al-Husayn's.
(d) Zaghul's.

4. What does Amina feel opening as she pleads with Ahmad about Aisha's marriage in Chapter 25?
(a) A black hole.
(b) Hell's gates.
(c) The trash.
(d) A bottomless pit.

5. What does Ahmad do to Amina after she has healed from her injury?
(a) Makes love to her.
(b) Takes her shopping.
(c) Evicts her.
(d) Beats her.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the name of the police officer Aisha likes?

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

4. Who is described as "story hungry" in Chapter 9?

5. What is Ahmad's assistant waiting to hear recited by a sheikh in Chapter 7?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Ahmad react when a matchmaker hints that Mme. Nafusa wanted to be his second wife?

2. How does Amina's sons react when they come to visit her at her mother's house just after her exile?

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. How does Ahmad react to Fahmy's request to marry Maryam?

10. How does the family react to Ahmad's announcement that Aisha cannot marry in Chapter 26?

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