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7D7S Reading Check #5: Pgs. 81 - 96

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

For Part 2, our new Point of View is that of Mahmud. What is his future royal title of his city?

a)

Prince of Baghdad

b)

Shah of Sudan

c)

Wali of Tyre

d)

Rayyis of Cairo

2.

How do Mahmud and Nasir meet?

a)

In the marketplace when Mahmud was shopping

b)

They bumped into each other by the docks

c)

Nasir was delivering goods to the palace

d)

Nasir is introduced as a "gift" from a mutual friend

3.

Who are Mahmud's TWO main companions?

a)

Amin

b)

Al-Katib

c)

Doug

d)

Uthman

4.

Recently, Mahmud is bored by his princely duties and notes that he has been "seized" by what feeling?

a)

Anger

b)

Restlessness

c)

Loneliness

d)

Love

5.

What does Nasir sell in his highly successful shop?

a)

Fine jewelry

b)

Medicinal Herbs, Unguents, & Lotions

c)

Artisanal Yogurt

d)

Luxury clothing

6.

What game do the four friends often play together at the beginning of Part 2

a)

Backgammon

b)

Chess

c)

Checkers

d)

Parcheesi

7.

Besides cleverness, what OTHER adjective is often used to describe Nasir, even though he always denies it?

a)

Passionate

b)

Clever

c)

Genius

d)

Rich

8.

How did Nasir come into contact with Mahmud's two companions? What/who is their mutual connection?

a)

Through the merchant Jihha

b)

Through their love of shopping

c)

They work for Nasir

d)

Nasir sold them goods

9.

Mahmud and his two friends are used to luxury and free time. Where do they often hang out together?

(This was a common spot in Middle Eastern culture, given the climate)

a)

The palace

b)

The docks

c)

The khan

d)

The bathhouse

10.

Mahmud comments that Nasir's father is blessed to have a son like him.

Nasir's response - "Hmm...yes. I'm the only kind of son my father will ever have" (Cohen and Lovejoy 94) is an example of what type of irony? THINK!

a)

Coincidence

b)

Verbal - Malapropism

c)

Dramatic

d)

Situational