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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Salim Alwan eat for lunch each day?
(a) Potatoes and vegetables.
(b) Sprouted alfalfa with vegetables.
(c) Vegetables, potatoes, and a bowl of green wheat with pigeon meat and nutmeg.
(d) Rice and meat.

2. Why does Kirsha say the neighbors gossip about him?
(a) They are envious.
(b) They are shocked by his behavior
(c) They want to help him.
(d) They have always hated him.

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

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

5. What keeps Hamida from encouraging Salim Alwan?
(a) He's not handsome enough for her.
(b) He's a married man and a father.
(c) He's not rich enough for her.
(d) He's too old for her.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why was Zaita happy as a child?

3. Why does Hamida fear marriage?

4. What trick does Abbas play on Uncle Kamil?

5. How is Radwan Hussainy regarded by pious men like himself?

(see the answer key)

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