1. What is the conflict between Amin and Nasir?

• Amin is frustrated with Nasir because he hates that Mahmud is becomming closer friends with and spending most of his time with him and not him basically Amin is jelous that Mahmud found a true friend.

2. Why does Mahmud begin to "test" Nasir?

• Mahmud had a fervor that Nasir was a women. What are these test?


• Test one was having Nasir play chess game which proved that if if hewon or knew how to play he was a man because in the book women in those days didnt know hw to play chess unless you were a man. Test two was to take Nasir to the basket of Mahmuds palace and see what Nasir would hae pick between jewels or swords. Test 3 which was for Nasir to come to the bath house which he never showed up meaning Nasiris is a women.

3. What would a feminist critic say about the "tests" Mahmud conducts on Nasir?

• The feminist critic would say Mahmud was playing a gender issue game to prove a superficial fact by driving the contestant to her or his desire for things.

4. Why must Mahmud go to Alexandria? What happened? Mahmud must go to Alexandria because of Nasir. Mahmud,Nasir and the guys were suppose to meet up at the bath and never showed.