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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 Kamal doing in a circle of soldiers in Chapter 59?

2. Who visits Ahmad in Chapter 36 and gives him a verbal pounding?

3. Who protests the danger when Fahmy announces he is distributing a document that is illegal under martial law?

4. Who chaperones Kamal to and from school during the revolution?

5. How does Yasin feel when he discovers his father cheating on his mother in Chapter 39?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. How is Yasin's wedding reception described?

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

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

Compare and contrast Ahmad's dual personalities with his family and outside in public. How is the reader able to know Ahmad's true nature based on the secret fantasies he has about others in public?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the role fate plays in the lives of Ahmad's children who refuse to argue with his rules, especially about marriage. What is telling of Aisha based on her decision to leave being married up to fate?

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