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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 15-18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Uncle Kamil say he can never marry?
(a) He is not attracted to women.
(b) His enormous belly is a fortress.
(c) He is mourning the death of his first wife.
(d) He just hasn't met the right girl.

2. What does Kirsha believe is replacing public recitations?
(a) Individual memorization.
(b) Musical performers.
(c) The radio.
(d) Television.

3. Why does Abbas think Hamida talks of money rather than of love?
(a) Poverty has colored Hamida's thinking.
(b) Modesty conceals Hamida's real interest in him.
(c) Hamida is only interested in money.
(d) Hamida's love for him has overwhelmed her.

4. Why does Umm Hamida consult Radwan Hussainy about Salim Alwan's offer?
(a) Their family always relies on his advice.
(b) Radwan Hussainy is a relative.
(c) Radwan Hussainy is paid for his advice.
(d) Their family has no other man to consult.

5. What does Salim Alwan believe that Allah has done to make men's lives easier?
(a) Provided for them to take more than one wife.
(b) Provided for them to marry one woman.
(c) Made sharp bargaining acceptable.
(d) Made hashish legal.

Short Answer Questions

1. What effect has personal sorrow had on Radwan Hussainy?

2. How has Dr. Booshy earned his title?

3. Why do patients accept Dr. Booshy's painful cures?

4. What does Sheikh Darwish say about Abbas' love of Hamida?

5. How does the boy respond to Kirsha's invitation to come to his cafe?

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