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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What grazes Amina after leaving a mosque that causes her injury?
(a) A bomb.
(b) A car.
(c) A bullet.
(d) A horse.

2. Of what are Yasin and Fahmy afraid that Ahmad is mad at them for in Chapter 30?
(a) For allowing Amina to leave the house.
(b) For lying to him.
(c) For getting engaged.
(d) For drinking the night before.

3. What kind of coops does Amina keep on her roof?
(a) Chicken.
(b) Pigeon and chicken.
(c) Doves and ducks.
(d) Pigeons.

4. What is the name of the café that Yasin settles on in Chapter 12?
(a) Ali's Coffee Shop.
(b) Ezbekiya Garden.
(c) Goldsmith's Bazaar.
(d) Ahmad's Coffee Shop.

5. What is the name of the widowed woman that the matchmaker says wants to become Ahmad's second wife?
(a) Haniya.
(b) Zaynab.
(c) Nafusa.
(d) Zanuba.

6. What does Amina feel transformed into when entering a mosque?
(a) Heaven bound.
(b) A saint.
(c) Something sweeter.
(d) Pure spirit.

7. What does Khadija catch Aisha doing in Chapter 22 that explains her reasons for doting on her appearance?
(a) Winking.
(b) Brushing her hair.
(c) Looking at the street.
(d) Practicing in the mirror.

8. What does Yasin reject regarding his mother's justification about her life?
(a) That she was poor.
(b) That she was innocent.
(c) That she was uneducated.
(d) That she was unlucky.

9. Who is named second in command of the house while Amina rests from her injury?
(a) Khadija.
(b) Fahmy.
(c) Yasin.
(d) Aisha.

10. Which of the following things are women not doing inside the mosque in Chapter 27?
(a) Touching the walls.
(b) Lighting candles.
(c) Looking at the tombs.
(d) Praying.

11. What is Amina's husband's name?
(a) Fahmy.
(b) Kamal.
(c) Ahmad.
(d) Yasin.

12. What does Ahmad do to Amina after she has healed from her injury?
(a) Beats her.
(b) Makes love to her.
(c) Evicts her.
(d) Takes her shopping.

13. Where does Yasin go to after he is shocked to see an old man from his youth in Chapter 12?
(a) Costaki's Bar.
(b) Goldsmith's Bazaar.
(c) Sugar Street.
(d) Ali's Coffee Shop.

14. At what age was Yasin removed from his father's house?
(a) 12.
(b) 11.
(c) 13.
(d) 9.

15. When does Ahmad stop agitating to enforce good order in Chapter 20?
(a) Afternoon prayers.
(b) His afternoon drink.
(c) Daily chores.
(d) When he visits the bar.

Short Answer Questions

1. What war does Fahmy talk about with his family members in Chapter 9?

2. What does Kamal envy about Yasin at the end of Chapter 9?

3. What profession is the man that Yasin has learned his mother will marry in Chapter 17?

4. How many years has Amina been married to her husband?

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

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