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This test consists of 10 short essay questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Superintendent Bashir call the agents to his office?

2. What did the Superintendent think about the discovery that the spirit was a djinn?

3. How did the ritual end at the tram car?

4. What were the different kinds of djinns according to the author in Chapter 2?

5. What does the author say about the traffic of Cairo?

6. Why did the government not value the Zar ritual?

7. How does the novella depict the government?

8. What did the trams symbolize?

9. What was the Zar ritual’s purpose?

10. Why does Nadiyaa change her mind about performing the ritual?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the relationship between Agent Hamed and Agent Onsi throughout the novella. Does it change? If so, how and why?

Essay Topic 2

Agent Hamed and his partner Onsi were born in different parts of Cairo but they both came to relate well in the novella. Write an essay about the relationship between the two agents and how each played a role capturing the al.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay about how the birthplace of Abla influences her character in the story. Explain how the relationship between her and Madaam Mariam came to be and how it plays a role in the novella.

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