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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 11-15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long does it take before Siti's injuries during the fight with the man claiming to be al-Jahiz have healed to only a scar?
(a) 3 days.
(b) 4 days.
(c) A day.
(d) A week.

2. Where does Fatma's family live?
(a) Desouk.
(b) Aswan.
(c) Luxor.
(d) Tima.

3. In Chapter 9, how long does Aasim say that the man posing as al-Jahiz has been running around Cairo?
(a) 2 weeks.
(b) 8 weeks.
(c) About a month.
(d) At least a week.

4. When does al-Hajj Umar Tal appear for the first time with the title al-Jahiz in Soudan?
(a) 1827.
(b) 1841.
(c) 1819.
(d) 1837.

5. What month is it in Chapter 1?
(a) September.
(b) November.
(c) December.
(d) October.

Short Answer Questions

1. In The Vizier's Account when did 200 pounds have to be wired to Wesley Dalton?

2. About how many police are assembled when Fatma, Hadia, Aaksim, and the agents walk down the Cemetery's narrow streets in Chapter 10?

3. What is the name of Fatma's cat?

4. When did al-Jahiz disappear taking most of his machines and writings with him?

5. From what century does the Temporalist school claim al-Jahiz may be from?

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