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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What is Yasin on the prowl for in Chapter 12?
(a) Friends.
(b) Alcohol.
(c) Drugs.
(d) Women.

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

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Ahmad's assistant?

2. What instrument does Ahmad play expertly?

3. What is Ahmad's assistant waiting to hear recited by a sheikh in Chapter 7?

4. How does Amina feel after she starts supervising the household from bed?

5. What is wrong with Ahmad in Chapter 3 that makes noises anger him?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Aisha stand alone at her window each morning?

2. What does Amina help her husband with when he comes home drunk at midnight every night?

3. How are Ahmad's actions to those outside his household described?

4. How are Amina's duties on her roof described in Chapter 6?

5. How are the three visitors that come to Ahmad's home described?

6. How does the family react when Fahmy asks Amina to arrange his marriage to Maryam?

7. What is the nature of Khadija and Aisha's conversation regarding marriage in Chapter 5?

8. How is Aisha's beauty regimine described in the book?

9. How is Ahmad's daily ritual each morning described?

10. How is Yasin's meeting with his mother described in Chapter 18?

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