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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. What angers Mansour about both himself and Sarhan?
(a) They use women.
(b) They are both fickle.
(c) They love women who will not love them.
(d) They lack loyalty to a just cause.

2. For what does Zohra seem to long?
(a) Affection.
(b) Truth.
(c) Marriage.
(d) Education.

3. Who is Ali Bakir's lover?
(a) Zohra.
(b) Safeya Barakat.
(c) Sophie Garz.
(d) He does not have a lover.

4. Why does Mansour "dismiss" in his mind Amer and Tolba?
(a) They are too conservative.
(b) They are not educated.
(c) They represent a dying generation.
(d) They are too educated.

5. What does Mansour pity in Zohra?
(a) Her loneliness.
(b) Her self confidence.
(c) Her poverty.
(d) Her waning good looks.

Short Answer Questions

1. What will they do with the highjacked goods?

2. What does Mansour confess to Doreya?

3. Where do Mansour and Doreya next meet?

4. What does Amer think Plato's writings gave Socrates?

5. What does Zohra say about her and Sarhan?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What do Mansour and Amer discuss one night?

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

6. What happens when Sarhan tries to kiss Zohra for the first time, and what is Zohra's reaction?

7. What does Mansour impulsively do when he meets Doreya at the zoo?

8. What are Sarhan's quick impressions of Hosny and Mansour?

9. Describe Mansour's version of the altercation in the hallway between an unknown woman, Zohra and Sarhan.

10. What are Mansour's first impressions of Zohra?

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