Salt Houses Quiz

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Why does Mustafa not ask Aya to marry him? (from Chapter 2 - Mustafa)

He does not know if he will be able to support her, her siblings, and her dying mother.

He knows that because she is from a poverty-stricken background, his family and friends would not approve.

He does not love her enough.

He is unsure of whether she will marry her other suitor or not.

Why is Salma not 100% truthful about what she sees in Alia's coffee cup? (from Chapter 1 - Salma)

She knows that Alia does not really believe in reading coffee dregs, and does not want to bother her with too many details.

She is not completely sure of the meaning of what she has seen and does not want to give false information.

She does not want the other women to know Alia's fortune.

She has seen flight and tribulations and does not want to ruin her daughter's wedding.

Why is Manar so cold towards Souad? (from Chapter 9 - Souad)

She is angry at her mother for being drunk and depressed after Elie left instead of looking after them. She also resents her for Elie's abandonment.

She does not want to live in Beirut and thinks it is Souad's fault.

She and Souad are very alike and subsequently, their personalities clash.

Souad will not allow her the freedom she desires as a young teenager.

Why does Alia get annoyed by the baby's crying in the night? (from Epilogue)

She gets flashbacks to being a mother herself and how her children would keep her up all night.

Her Alzheimer's makes the baby's crying confusing to her.

She hears the crying coming from the balcony and assumes the baby has been left there alone.

She feels tired all the time and the baby has disturbed her from much-needed sleep.

Why is Riham not embarrassed about vomiting in front of everyone? (from Chapter 5 - Riham)

She is in shock from the incident and cannot process the people around her.

She almost died and feels less self conscious because of it.

She knows that vomiting saved her life as it enabled her lungs to bring in air again.

She is overcome with emotion at Alia's reaction to her near-drowning.