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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 29-32.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Uncle Kamil unafraid of dying?
(a) His life is merely a prolonged sleep.
(b) He has led a sinless life.
(c) He wants to be reunited with his wife.
(d) He is in constant pain.

2. Why does Hamida envy Jewish girls?
(a) They have automobiles.
(b) They have jobs.
(c) They have nice clothes.
(d) They have boyfriends.

3. How does Hamida view her relationship with the stranger?
(a) As a battle.
(b) As an amusement.
(c) As true love.
(d) As a romance.

4. When does Zaita begin work?
(a) At noon.
(b) At sunup.
(c) At midnight.
(d) At sundown.

5. How long has the poet been reciting in Kirsha's cafe?
(a) Two weeks.
(b) Two years.
(c) All evening.
(d) Twenty years.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Hamida's engagement to Abbas confirmed?

2. What does Abbas say is everything in life?

3. Why does Zaita never refer to himself as "doctor?"

4. Why does Abbas think Hamida talks of money rather than of love?

5. What keeps Hamida from encouraging Salim Alwan?

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