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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 51-57.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Kamal take refuge when strikers break down the schoolroom door at his school?
(a) Costaki's Bar.
(b) Uncle Hamdan's store.
(c) Palace Walk.
(d) Ali's Coffee Shop.

2. What are the prisoners that Ahmad reacts to in Chapter 53 arrested for?
(a) Imposition of martial law.
(b) Murder.
(c) Reading the Qu'ran.
(d) Stealing.

3. What does Amina feel opening as she pleads with Ahmad about Aisha's marriage in Chapter 25?
(a) A black hole.
(b) The trash.
(c) Hell's gates.
(d) A bottomless pit.

4. What is Maryam's family name?
(a) Hamzawi.
(b) Ridwan.
(c) Al-Jawad.
(d) Iffat.

5. Who protests the danger when Fahmy announces he is distributing a document that is illegal under martial law?
(a) Aisha.
(b) Yasin.
(c) Amina.
(d) Khadija.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of store does Yasin pass by on the way to his mother's that brings painful recollections?

2. How does Yasin feel when he discovers his father cheating on his mother in Chapter 39?

3. What is Fahmy terrified to see puddles of at al-Husayn?

4. Who is the only one to have an appetite in the family in Chapter 57?

5. What is Yasin's mother's name?

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