Midaq Alley Quizzes

Midaq Alley Quiz 1

1 Which shops on Midaq Alley remain open after sunset?
the sweetshop and the barbershop

the dress shop and the dentist's office

the grocery and the daycare

the hatmaker and the doctor's office
2 How do the young people react to the old poet in Kirsha's?
They beat him.

They fawn all over him.

They ask him for advice.

They mostly ignore him.
3 Which café had previously banished the old poet?
Midaq Alley café

Cairo Grand café

Music café

Castle café
4 What does Radwan Hussainy give to the old poet?
a poem

sweets

coins

his address
5 According to Sheikh Darwish, what will feed off Uncle Kamil's flesh after he dies?
Vultures

Bacteria in the dirt

Reptiles

Worms
6 What do the alley women say about Hamida behind her back?
She doesn't want to get married.

She hates children.

She dresses too provocatively.

She has a bad temper.
7 How does Hamida feel when Abbas first confesses his love for her?
She feels a spark of love.

She believes he is lying.

She is terrified.

She has no interest in him.
8 Who is Hamida most jealous of?
Hussain Kirsha

Sheikh Darwish

the factory girls

men
9 What does Kirsha buy from the small shop on al-Azhar?
a walking stick

a dozen pairs of socks

a barrel of corn

a prayer mat
10 On what day did Radwan Hussainy lose his dignity?
the day he had his first drink

the day he failed his exams

the day he lost his children

the day he was born
11 What is Dr. Booshy describing when he says, "these are the signs of the hour!"?
Radwan Hussainy's lecture

Hamida's prostitution

Kirsha's new boy

Kirsha's new hashish
12 Where do Husinya and Jaada sleep at night?
in Mrs. Afify's apartment

on a bench in their bakery

in any empty doorway

in the back of Kirsha's café
13 What did Zaita do before becoming a cripple-maker?
beg

work as a salesman

design circus makeup

tame lions
14 What does Salim Alwan have for lunch every day?
noodles

a pound of rice

a bowl of husked green wheat

strawberries
15 How many children do the Kirshas have?
Twin boys and 2 girls

7: 6 girls and 1 boy

7: 6 boys and 1 girl

1 boy and 1 girl
16 According to Hussain Kirsha, what do men care about?
Money

Nothing

Family

Lust
17 What does Kirsha consider his right?
To steal money from others

To kill

To do what he wants

To hit his wife
18 What is Hamida's biggest concern about Abbas?
his age

his poverty

his cruelty

his appearance
19 Where does Abbas hope to live with Hamida?
Bait al-Qadi

Midaq Alley

Darasa

Gamaliya
20 Which of the following is most important to Hamida?
Umm Hamida's approval

children

wealth

politics
21 Who does Mrs. Kirsha consult after her big fight with Kirsha?
Salim Alwan

Radwan Hussainy

Abbas

Uncle Kamil
22 According to Radwan Hussainy, who is the only woman in Midaq Alley more ungovernable than Mrs. Kirsha?
Umm Hamida

Mrs. Saniya Afify

Hamida

Husniya
23 Why is Radwan Hussainy upset with Mrs. Kirsha's request?
He does not want to get involved.

Hussain reminds him of his dead son.

He hates Mrs. Kirsha.

He worries Kirsha will ignore him.
24 How does Kirsha treat Radwan Hussainy when the former gives him advice?
He is respectful but annoyed.

He rages and screams.

He cries and begs forgiveness.

He attacks Hussainy.
25 How does Kirsha react when Mrs. Kirsha makes a scene in the café?
He runs away.

He punches her.

He starts crying.

He tries to stop her.

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