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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 Ahmad feel singled out by the preacher's call to at prayer service?
(a) Revolting.
(b) Repentance.
(c) Forgiveness.
(d) Preaching to others.

2. What does Ahmad invent in order not to admit that Yasin disobeys him?
(a) Teachings.
(b) Excuses.
(c) Lies.
(d) Compliments.

3. Whose life is focused on in Chapter 55 as it relates to the revolution's impact?
(a) Kamal's.
(b) Amina's.
(c) Fahmy's.
(d) Ahmad's.

4. What does Amina do after hearing about the two mediators who work on her behalf to get her back home?
(a) Cries.
(b) Gets scared.
(c) Relaxes.
(d) Tenses up.

5. Who visits Ahmad at his store at the beginning of Chapter 35?
(a) Kamal.
(b) Umm Hanafi.
(c) Aisha.
(d) Umm Maryam.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who brings to Ahmand's shop the text of a petition to seek independence in Chapter 50?

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

4. Who do Ahmad's children decide to ask for help to get him to let Amina return?

5. What does Amina wish to do for Khadija after growing concerned about her in Chapter 38?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Jalia confront Ahmad about when she joins the men's party during Aisha's marriage celebration?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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