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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. How does Ahmad describe himself that makes him unwilling to allow the women of his house outdoors?
(a) Ultraconservative.
(b) Liberal.
(c) Ultraliberal.
(d) Conservative.

2. What does Iffat demand of Ahmad when he visits him in Chapter 60?
(a) Yasin's arrest.
(b) Free goods.
(c) A divorce.
(d) Ahmad's death.

3. Which of the following things does not happen in the revolution that makes Fahmy's spirits soar?
(a) Mass demonstrations.
(b) Arson.
(c) Campus uproars.
(d) Strikes.

4. What task does Aisha ask Khadija's help with in preparation for her wedding?
(a) Doing her makeup.
(b) Fixing her hair.
(c) Sewing the wedding gown.
(d) Making bed sheets.

5. Who does Yasin try to have sex with in Chapter 41?
(a) Umm Hanafi.
(b) Jalila.
(c) Nur.
(d) Zaynab.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Aisha show that she will obey of God and her father in Chapter 38?

2. What is the name of Ahmad's friend that bemoans the burden of raising girls?

3. How does Kamal find the British troops rather than demonic?

4. What is Fahmy terrified to see puddles of at al-Husayn?

5. What does Kamal become a regular at with the British troops in Chapter 64?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Fahmy react when the first martyrs start dying in the revolution?

2. How is Kamal's life affected by the revolution according to Chapter 55?

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

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

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

6. What are Fahmy's views on nationalism, as described in Chapter 52?

7. What does Ahmad tell Khadija just before she is married?

8. How is Ahmad's visit with Umm Maryam described in Chapter 51?

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

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

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