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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Fahmy read a letter about from the Wafd Delegation to the Sultan in protest of?

3. Who chaperones Kamal to and from school during the revolution?

4. Whose life is focused on in Chapter 55 as it relates to the revolution's impact?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Kamal act towards the British troops in Chapter 64?

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

3. What does Ahmad tell Khadija just before she is married?

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

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

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

7. How is Yasin's wedding reception described?

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

9. How is Yasin and Zaynab's marriage described in Chapter 46?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Much of the end of the book focuses on the nature of Egyptian politics and the nationalist movement happening in 1919.

Part 1.) What is the nature of the nationalist movement in Cairo in 1919?

Part 2.) What does the reader learn about the nationalist movement from Fahmy's speeches in the book?

Part 3.) What role does the British troops' presence in the book in regards to the nationalist movement?

Essay Topic 2

The concept of marriage is one subject that is discussed by numerous characters throughout the book, each with his/her own ideas of what it represents.

Part 1.) How do characters like Aisha and Khadija feel about the notion of marriage?

Part 2.) What reasons does Ahmad have for not allowing his children to be married when they wish?

Part 3.) What is telling about the nature of marriage in the book based on Yasin's experience?

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the characters Yasin and Fahmy in the book. What do these brothers consider important in life that helps define them and set them apart from each other?

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