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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. Why does Umm Hamida object to Salim Alwan's desire to marry Hamida?
2. Why does Sheikh Darwish think Kirsha should love his wife?
3. What stops the engagement of Salim Alwan to Hamida?
4. What effect has personal sorrow had on Radwan Hussainy?
5. How many children does Mrs. Kirsha have?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why have Salim Alwan's sons drifted from the life of merchants and trade?
2. How does Hamida feel about questions of morality?
3. When Umm Hamida informs Mrs. Afify that she has found a new husband for her, she tells her that she will need to prepare her own trousseau, which is not what she actually means. What does she mean?
4. How does Kirsha react to the gossip about his homosexual adventures?
5. What change takes place in Kirsha's cafe in Chapter One and what does this change represent?
6. How does Hamida feel when Ibrahim Faraj begins to woo her?
7. What does Radwan Hussainy say is half of worshiping?
8. Why does Salim Alwan envy those who die of a heart attack?
9. What has caused Sheikh Darwish to weep and how so loudly that all the alley can hear him?
10. How does Radwan Hussainy behave toward his wife that is in contrast to his treatment of all others?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In Midaq Alley, many behaviors, such as smoking hashish, assaulting a spouse, bribing people to vote for a candidate, and maiming human beings, are tolerated that would be illegal under other circumstances. What is it about the alley that keeps reprehensible conduct from being punished? Does it seem to you that such laxity is part of the general culture or specific to the low level of economic and educational well-being that is seen in Midaq Alley? Use evidence from the text to support your position.
Essay Topic 2
Consider the references to God in the story in terms of personal responsibility. Which characters seem to you to actually believe in God and try to conform their behavior to the teachings of the Qur'an? Are those that refer to God most the true believers? Discuss at least two characters in terms of their relation to deity, using examples from the text.
Essay Topic 3
Radwan Hussainy says that evil is a form of weakness or illness, causing people to be unable to recognize the good that is around them. Consider the problem of evil in this story. Is Zaita evil? Is Ibrahim Faraj? Is Hamida? Decide upon your own definition of evil, and analyze at least two characters in light of your definition, using evidence from the text. Then determine whether you agree with Radwan Hussainy's definition.
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