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Palace Walk Test | Final Test - Hard

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Final Test - Hard

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Short Answer Questions

1. What does Yasin complain about a lack of at his wedding celebration?

2. Who goes to Ahmad's store and blurts out that he wants his mother to come home?

3. What does Aisha show that she will obey of God and her father in Chapter 38?

4. What is Fahmy terrified to see puddles of at al-Husayn?

5. What is the content of the poem that Yasin is moved by?

Essay Topics

The underlying theme throughout the entire book has been Ahmad's tyranny over his family, with little explanation for what motivates his actions towards others.

Part 1.) What is Ahmad's nature based on his need to be a tyrant over his household?

Part 2.) How does Ahmad's tyranny parallel similar political actions going on in Egypt at the time?

Part 3.) Does Ahmad's ponderings after Fahmy's funeral suggest that he may have had a change of heart regarding his tyrannous treatment of his family?

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?

The subject of religion is discussed on many levels, including Amina's piety, the presence of holy figures, and talk of the Qur'an.

Part 1.) How does Amina represent pious and religious behavior in the book?

Part 2.) What purpose might the author have for including holy figures like al-Husayn and the sheikhs in the book?

Part 3.) What role does the Qur'an play in the book?

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