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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On whom does most of the household burdens fall after Amina is evicted?
(a) Ahmad.
(b) Aisha.
(c) Fahmy.
(d) Khadija.

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

3. What does Kamal receive from the British troops after they chase him and Umm Hanafi?
(a) Chocolate.
(b) Bread.
(c) Liquor.
(d) Cake.

4. Who visits Ahmad at his store at the beginning of Chapter 35?
(a) Umm Maryam.
(b) Aisha.
(c) Umm Hanafi.
(d) Kamal.

5. Who does Yasin not invite to his wedding?
(a) Aisha.
(b) His father.
(c) Fahmy.
(d) His mother.

6. What is the name of Ahmad's friend that bemoans the burden of raising girls?
(a) Ridwan.
(b) Haniya.
(c) Iffat.
(d) Jamil.

7. Of what nationality is Yasin's new wife?
(a) Spanish.
(b) Turkish.
(c) French.
(d) German.

8. What is the name of Khalil's brother who looks at Khadija?
(a) Jamil.
(b) Ibrahim.
(c) Iffat.
(d) Hasan.

9. Whose marriage does the Widow Shawcat arrange in Chapter 45?
(a) Fahmy and Maryam's.
(b) Yasin and Haniya's.
(c) Aisha and Hasan's.
(d) Ibrahim and Khadija's.

10. What does the author say Fahmy is obsessed with in Chapter 52?
(a) Nationalism.
(b) Democracy.
(c) Revolutions.
(d) Republicanism.

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

12. How does Ahmad describe himself that makes him unwilling to allow the women of his house outdoors?
(a) Conservative.
(b) Liberal.
(c) Ultraconservative.
(d) Ultraliberal.

13. How does Aisha dress when Amina, Khadija, and Kamal visit her in her new home after being married?
(a) Badly.
(b) Elegantly.
(c) Inappropriately.
(d) Matronly.

14. Who dies in Chapter 63?
(a) Haniya.
(b) Aisha.
(c) Amina.
(d) Fahmy.

15. How does Yasin feel when he discovers his father cheating on his mother in Chapter 39?
(a) He admires him.
(b) He is disgusted.
(c) He is sad.
(d) He is angry.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ahmad say he does not do to his friends that take wives and daughters on outings with them?

2. Which of the following descriptions was not given to Yasin to describe him in Chapter 60?

3. What does Kamal become a regular at with the British troops in Chapter 64?

4. Where does Zaynab sleep after catching Yasin with Nur?

5. What country does Kamal find on a map when picturing the exile's steadfast behavior?

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