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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 become a regular at with the British troops in Chapter 64?
(a) Their bar meetings.
(b) Their church services.
(c) The tea queue.
(d) Their Sunday dinners.

2. Who is absent from coffee hour in Chapter 42?
(a) Aisha.
(b) Kamal.
(c) Yasin.
(d) Amina.

3. Who particularly sees trouble in the actions of Yasin's new wife after they are married?
(a) Fahmy.
(b) Aisha.
(c) Amina.
(d) Ahmad.

4. Who visits Ahmad in Chapter 36 and gives him a verbal pounding?
(a) Umm Nafusa.
(b) Yasin.
(c) Umm Hanafi.
(d) Widow Shawkat.

5. What does Ahmad say he does not do to his friends that take wives and daughters on outings with them?
(a) Love them.
(b) Agree with them.
(c) Hate them.
(d) Judge them.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ahmad tell Yasim he must do if he can't control his wife?

2. Who does a young theology student accuse of being a spy at prayer service?

3. Who is the only one to have an appetite in the family in Chapter 57?

4. How does Yasim's mother look when he tells her he loves her?

5. What does Ahmad congratulate himself for not doing like Yasin when reprimanding him in Chapter 58?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Ahmad participate in politics according to his actions in Chapter 49?

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

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

4. What do Kamal and Umm Hanafi tell the others happened when they were chased by British troops?

5. How are Aisha's new surroundings described after she is married and Amina, Khadaji, and Kamal visit her?

6. What is the nature of Ahmad's reprimands towards Yasin in Chapter 58?

7. How is Yasin's wedding reception described?

8. How is Yasin and Zaynab's marriage described in Chapter 46?

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

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

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