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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 Aisha show that she will obey of God and her father in Chapter 38?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Her father.
(c) The higher will.
(d) Fate.

2. Who does Yasin not invite to his wedding?
(a) Fahmy.
(b) His mother.
(c) Aisha.
(d) His father.

3. Who visits Ahmad's store and is flirtatious in Chapter 51?
(a) Nur.
(b) Umm Hanafi.
(c) Umm Maryam.
(d) Widow Shawcat.

4. Who decides that the British troops are camping to intimidate and stop demonstrations?
(a) Fahmy.
(b) Yasin.
(c) Kamal.
(d) Jamil.

5. Who goes to Ahmad's store and blurts out that he wants his mother to come home?
(a) Kamal.
(b) Yasin.
(c) Aisha.
(d) Umm Hanafi.

Short Answer Questions

1. What day does Ahmad and his sons go to prayer service in Chapter 61?

2. Who gets married in Chapter 47?

3. Who is absent from coffee hour in Chapter 42?

4. On whom does most of the household burdens fall after Amina is evicted?

5. What has Ahmad often fantasized about the person who visits his store in Chapter 35?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Umm Maryam's visit to Ahmad's store described in Chapter 35?

2. What occurs when Ahmad and his sons attend the Friday prayer service in Chapter 61?

3. What is the nature of Iffat's visit to Ahmad's store in Chapter 60?

4. How is Amina's homecoming described after Ahmad sends her a pardon to return?

5. What happens when Yasin finds the maid Nur on the roof of the house?

6. Why does Fahmy believe British troops have set up camp across from Abd al-Jawad's doorstep?

7. What is the nature of Fahmy and Yasin's conversation in Chapter 41?

8. Why is Fahmy stirred by politics in Chapter 48?

9. How does Kamal act towards the British troops in Chapter 64?

10. How is Yasin's last meeting with his mother described?

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