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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color hair does Aisha have?

2. How many years has Amina been married to her husband?

3. Who is left with the sorrow of a lost opportunity when Ahmad refues to let Aisha be married?

4. What does Yasin tell his mother is the only way he will love her again when he visits her for the first time in the book?

5. What does Amina ask God to forgive her husband for when she helps wash him after he gets home?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Kamal's visit to Maryam in Chapter 21 described?

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

3. How are Amina's duties on her roof described in Chapter 6?

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

5. How does Yasin remember his happy childhood ruined by a fruit merchant?

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

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

8. What is the nature of Khadija and Aisha's conversation regarding marriage in Chapter 5?

9. How is Ahmad's daily ritual each morning described?

10. How are Ahmad's attempts at getting Zubayda to sing at a party described in Chapter 15?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the characters Yasin and Fahmy in the book. What do these brothers consider important in life that helps define them and set them apart from each other?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the concept of submission in the book, notably through Ahmad and Amina's relationship. What might Amina feel that submitting to her husband would represent in terms of her culture and social beliefs?

Essay Topic 3

Early in the book, it becomes clear that there is a pointed difference in the way the men and women of Ahmad's family are treated.

Part 1.) What can we learn about the difference between men and women in Ahmad's household based on the morning rituals of each in his house?

Part 2.) What is telling about the time period of the book based on the treatment of men and women in the book?

Part 3.) What can we learn about the nature of Ahmad's character based on his treatment of men and women in the book?

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