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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 do Ahmad's children decide to ask for help to get him to let Amina return?
(a) Aisha.
(b) Kamal.
(c) Umm Maryam.
(d) Umm Hanafi.

2. What does Fahmy do after the first martyrs fall to English bullets?
(a) Hides.
(b) Prays.
(c) Buys weapons.
(d) Revolts.

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

4. Which of the following things does not happen in the revolution that makes Fahmy's spirits soar?
(a) Strikes.
(b) Arson.
(c) Mass demonstrations.
(d) Campus uproars.

5. What does Zaynab threaten to do after fighting with Yasin in Chapter 57?
(a) Cheat on him.
(b) Kill herself.
(c) Kill him.
(d) Leave.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ahmad congratulate himself for not doing like Yasin when reprimanding him in Chapter 58?

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

3. Whose marriage does the Widow Shawcat arrange in Chapter 45?

4. Of what nationality is Yasin's new wife?

5. What is the name of Ahmad's friend that bemoans the burden of raising girls?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why does Fahmy believe British troops have set up camp across from Abd al-Jawad's doorstep?

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

5. What is the nature of Fahmy and Yasin's conversation in Chapter 41?

6. How does Fahmy react when the first martyrs start dying in the revolution?

7. What is the nature of Iffat's visit to Ahmad's store in Chapter 60?

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

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

10. How is Yasin's wedding reception described?

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