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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 25.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Hasna?
(a) Sharif's first wife.
(b) The maid given to Anna by Zeinab.
(c) Isabel's new daughter.
(d) An Egyptian police officer symapthetic to the British.

2. What talent makes Omar famous?
(a) Writing.
(b) Music.
(c) Dance.
(d) Weaving.

3. What does the black column in the ancient church that Anna visits represent?
(a) Death.
(b) Satan.
(c) Judas Iscariot.
(d) Injustice.

4. Why does the government close down the schools and clinic in Tawasi?
(a) There is not enough money to run the programs.
(b) The students were protesting.
(c) There was an outbreak of malaria.
(d) It has declared that the teachers are subversive.

5. What fears does Emily have about living in Alexandria?
(a) She fears being abducted and sold into slavery.
(b) She is frightened of the way men stare at her on the street.
(c) She fears being caught in the middle of the revolution.
(d) She is afraid of catching a disease or eating spoiled food.

Short Answer Questions

1. What English custom does Anna teach Nur?

2. What group is Omar rumored to be associated with?

3. Why do Amal and Isabel find Sheikh Haroun's shrine padlocked in Chapter 15?

4. What do Sharif and his uncle intend to establish for their community?

5. Why does Ahmad leave Palestine and return to Egypt?

(see the answer key)

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