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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Yasin call his mother before angrily leaving her in Chapter 18?
(a) A monster.
(b) A thief.
(c) A criminal.
(d) A liar.

2. Which of the following does Yasin not do to forget his mother in Chapter 13?
(a) Pines for Maryam.
(b) Gets drunk.
(c) Curses his fate.
(d) Worries about his inheritance.

3. Who has been standing at her bedroom window for months yearning for a young police officer that walks by?
(a) Khadija.
(b) Haniya.
(c) Aisha.
(d) Amina.

4. Who is jealous of Fahmy wanting to be married and points out Maryam's faults?
(a) Haniya.
(b) Khadija.
(c) Amina.
(d) Aisha.

5. At what time does Amina have to wait up on her husband every night?
(a) 11:00 p.m.
(b) 1:00 a.m.
(c) Midnight.
(d) 10:00 p.m.

6. Who does Amina tell Fahmy will be the one they have a hard time getting to agree on his marriage to Maryam?
(a) Maryam.
(b) Ahmad.
(c) Iffat.
(d) Umm Maryam.

7. For what does Ahmad try to hire the woman who comes to his store after the matchmaker?
(a) As a dancer.
(b) As a prostitute.
(c) As a singer.
(d) As a cook.

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

9. What profession is the man that Yasin has learned his mother will marry in Chapter 17?
(a) A baker.
(b) A doctor.
(c) A servant.
(d) A teacher.

10. What is Yasin's mother's name?
(a) Maryam.
(b) Haniya.
(c) Jalila.
(d) Aisha.

11. What is the name of Ahmad's assistant?
(a) Jamil.
(b) Iffat.
(c) Kamal.
(d) Haniya.

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

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

14. What war does Fahmy talk about with his family members in Chapter 9?
(a) The European War.
(b) WWII.
(c) The Spanish War.
(d) The African War.

15. What is the name of the police officer Aisha likes?
(a) Hasan Ibrahim.
(b) Yasin.
(c) Muhammed.
(d) Jamil.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following things are women not doing inside the mosque in Chapter 27?

2. What color hair does Aisha have?

3. What is on a provocative poster that Kamal looks at along with the shrine of al-Husayn?

4. What is the name of the matchmaker that visits Ahmad's store in Chapter 14?

5. Who is described as "story hungry" in Chapter 9?

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