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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) Worries about his inheritance.
(b) Pines for Maryam.
(c) Gets drunk.
(d) Curses his fate.

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

3. Where does Yasin go to after he is shocked to see an old man from his youth in Chapter 12?
(a) Sugar Street.
(b) Costaki's Bar.
(c) Goldsmith's Bazaar.
(d) Ali's Coffee Shop.

4. What does Ahmad say when Amina asks him about Fahmy marrying Maryam?
(a) Says no, but may reconsider.
(b) Agrees wholeheartedly.
(c) Agrees but with doubts.
(d) Angrily dismisses the idea.

5. What part of Khadija do Yasin and Kamal make fun of her for?
(a) Her hair.
(b) Her nose.
(c) Her attitude.
(d) Her body.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What title does Ahmad hold at the party he throws in Chapter 16?

3. What does Khadija catch Aisha doing in Chapter 22 that explains her reasons for doting on her appearance?

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

5. What is the name of Ahmad's assistant?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How are the three visitors that come to Ahmad's home described?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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