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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, Sarhan al-Beheiry.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Hosny do as he speeds through the city?
(a) Swears at Sarhan.
(b) Stops and visits his regular madames.
(c) Screams out his frustrations.
(d) Runs from the police.

2. Who does Mansour think is the life of the party on the night of the Umm Kulthum concert
(a) Zohra.
(b) Sarhan.
(c) Mariana.
(d) Amer.

3. What does Sarhan relate?
(a) A series of gossip items about a woman who used to work at the Miramar.
(b) A story about the mayor of Sarhan's birth city.
(c) Endless jokes.
(d) A story about his brother and a prostitute.

4. Where do Mansour and Doreya next meet?
(a) The Miramar.
(b) A cafe on the Nile.
(c) The train to Cairo.
(d) The Corniche.

5. What history does Mansour think of writing?
(a) The history of the Communist party in Egypt.
(b) The history of Islam in Egypt.
(c) The history of the Nationalist Revolution.
(d) The history of betrayal in Egypt.

Short Answer Questions

1. By what does Mansour say Zohra is surrounded?

2. What does Hosny learn about Zohra at breakfast?

3. Which boarder is an announcer for Alexandria Broadcasting Service?

4. Who does Mariana evict?

5. What is Hosny doing when Amer checks on noise in the hall?

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