2. What does Yasin's mother do joyfully when he visits her for the first time in the book?
(a) Cries.
(b) Smiles.
(c) Laughs.
(d) Yells.

3. What does Amina see as her sign of dedication for her husband?
(a) Her vigils.
(b) Cleaning.
(c) Having children.
(d) Cooking.

4. Who is the first character seen in Chapter 8?
(a) Yasin.
(b) Fahmy.
(c) Kamal.
(d) Jamil.

5. Who are quarreling when Amina tells them she is leaving the house?
(a) Yasin and Aisha.
(b) Kamal and Fahmy.
(c) Khadija and Kamal.
(d) Khadija and Aisha.

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

7. What instrument does Ahmad play expertly?
(a) A violin.
(b) Tambourine.
(c) A drum.
(d) A guitar.

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

9. How does Amina's mother describe her grandfather and father to suggest why evil cannot befall her?
(a) Good men.
(b) Sinners.
(c) Hateful.
(d) Saintly.

10. Who suggests to Amina that Aisha's engagement be allowed until Khadija is married first?
(a) Fahmy.
(b) Kamal.
(c) Jamil.
(d) Yasin.

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

12. Who accompanies Amina to a mosque in Chapter 27?
(a) Kamal.
(b) Fahmy.
(c) Ahmad.
(d) Khadija.

13. What is the name of the girl that is the foster daughter of the singer Zubayda?
(a) Haniya.
(b) Zanuba.
(c) Zubayda.
(d) Aisha.

14. What is the name of the matchmaker that visits Ahmad's store in Chapter 14?
(a) Umm Hanafi.
(b) Umm Ali.
(c) Haniya.
(d) Umm Maryam.

15. What color hair does Aisha have?
(a) Brown.
(b) Black.
(c) Red.
(d) Blonde.