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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To whose life does Ali say they will soon lead a similar one?
(a) Harun al-Rashid.
(b) Ali says they will live better than anyone else.
(c) Sarmish al-Hablid.
(d) Hablish Raman.

2. About what does Mahmoud want Sarhan's advice?
(a) Bookkeeping.
(b) Marriage.
(c) Stocks.
(d) Advertising.

3. What does Mariana do when Sarhan asks to rent a room?
(a) Refuses him at first.
(b) Is obsequious.
(c) Flirts with him.
(d) Pries and haggles.

4. What happens when Sarhan is with Zohara?
(a) His worries fade away.
(b) He feels accepted?
(c) He feels inadequate.
(d) He feels like an imposter.

5. What does Sarhan declare has brought him and Zohra together?
(a) Mariana.
(b) Fate.
(c) His seeing her in the grocery.
(d) Amer.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Mansour find Sarhan?

2. Where do Mansour and Doreya meet?

3. Where does Sarhan see Zohra buying papers?

4. What class is Hosny a member of according to Sarhan?

5. What does Tolba point out about the Soviet bloc?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Sarhan's encounter with Tolba on the street.

2. Why is Mansour at the Miramar and how does he feel about that?

3. Wat does Sarhan say about the Umm Kulthum concert?

4. What do Mansour and Amer discuss one night?

5. What does Mansour do when he learns of Fawzi's arrest?

6. Briefly describe Mansour's meeting with his longtime friend Fawzi.

7. What does Sarhan do the first time Zohra delivers tea to his room and how do the two interact over the next several days?

8. How does Mansour react to Sarhan's announcement that he intends to marry Aleya?

9. Why does Doreya say Mansour is four years too late and what is his response?

10. What are Mansour's first impressions of some of the boarders at the Miramar?

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