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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 is the name of the widowed woman that the matchmaker says wants to become Ahmad's second wife?

2. Where does Yasin go to after he is shocked to see an old man from his youth in Chapter 12?

3. What is the relationship between Fahmy and Yasin in the book?

4. Of what are Yasin and Fahmy afraid that Ahmad is mad at them for in Chapter 30?

5. For what reason must Aisha make her confession, according to Khadija in Chapter 22?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Yasin's meeting with his mother described in Chapter 18?

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

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

4. How is Amina's mother described when she goes to stay with her during her exile?

5. How is Yasin and Amina's visit to the al-Husayn shrine described?

6. How are Ahmad's actions to those outside his household described?

7. How does Amina's sons react when they come to visit her at her mother's house just after her exile?

8. Why does Aisha stand alone at her window each morning?

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

10. How are Ahmad and Mme. Zubayda's interactions described in Chapter 14?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the impact the revolution in Cairo had on the book's characters, namely Kamal and Fahmy. How were Fahmy and Kamal on two sides of the spectrum in terms of the revolution's impact on their lives?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the nature of ritual in Ahmad's home. Why does Ahmad's family agree to perform the daily rituals and chores he demands of them?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the role that superstition plays in Amina's life and the connections they have to her pious faith. What is telling of Amina's faith based on her superstitious rituals and speeches in the book?

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