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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. Who does the person who visits Ahmad in Chapter 36 wish for her son to marry?
(a) Khadija.
(b) Zaynab.
(c) Aisha.
(d) Jalila.

2. Who is discovered to have left the house at the end of Chapter 58?
(a) Zaynab.
(b) Aisha.
(c) Amina.
(d) Zanuba.

3. Who visits Ahmad in Chapter 36 and gives him a verbal pounding?
(a) Umm Hanafi.
(b) Yasin.
(c) Widow Shawkat.
(d) Umm Nafusa.

4. Whose life is focused on in Chapter 55 as it relates to the revolution's impact?
(a) Fahmy's.
(b) Ahmad's.
(c) Kamal's.
(d) Amina's.

5. What does Amina do after hearing about the two mediators who work on her behalf to get her back home?
(a) Relaxes.
(b) Tenses up.
(c) Cries.
(d) Gets scared.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who visits Ahmad at his store at the beginning of Chapter 35?

2. Who does Yasin try to have sex with in Chapter 41?

3. What does Ahmad tell Yasim he must do if he can't control his wife?

4. What is the name of Khalil's brother who looks at Khadija?

5. What does Amina wish to do for Khadija after growing concerned about her in Chapter 38?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Ahmad's visit with Umm Maryam described in Chapter 51?

2. What is the nature of Ahmad's reprimands towards Yasin in Chapter 58?

3. How does Kamal tell Ahmad that he wants Amina back in their house?

4. How does Khadija react when Aisha asks her for help sewing her wedding gown?

5. How is Yasin's wedding reception described?

6. How is Umm Maryam's visit to Ahmad's store described in Chapter 35?

7. What do Kamal and Umm Hanafi tell the others happened when they were chased by British troops?

8. How does Ahmad participate in politics according to his actions in Chapter 49?

9. How is Amina's homecoming described after Ahmad sends her a pardon to return?

10. Why is Fahmy stirred by politics in Chapter 48?

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