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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 does Amina's mother believe should have happened when her sons bring her a pardon to return home?

2. On whom does most of the household burdens fall after Amina is evicted?

3. Whose marriage does the Widow Shawcat arrange in Chapter 45?

4. Where does Kamal take refuge when strikers break down the schoolroom door at his school?

5. Who is discovered to have left the house at the end of Chapter 58?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How is Amina's homecoming described after Ahmad sends her a pardon to return?

6. What is the nature of Fahmy and Yasin's conversation in Chapter 41?

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

8. How does Khadija react when Aisha asks her for help sewing her wedding gown?

9. How is Yasin's wedding reception described?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

The subject of religion is discussed on many levels, including Amina's piety, the presence of holy figures, and talk of the Qur'an.

Part 1.) How does Amina represent pious and religious behavior in the book?

Part 2.) What purpose might the author have for including holy figures like al-Husayn and the sheikhs in the book?

Part 3.) What role does the Qur'an play in the book?

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the characters of Yasin and Ahmad. What parallels are present between these two characters and what is significant about these?

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