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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Tareq 'Atiyya?
(a) One of Anna's assumed identities.
(b) The leader of the student protests.
(c) The mechanic who repaired Amal's car.
(d) Amal's father's friend's son.

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

3. What group is Omar rumored to be associated with?
(a) The Klu Klux Klan.
(b) Terrorists.
(c) The Mafia.
(d) Rebels.

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

5. What city does Anna visit with Lady Caroline Burke in January of 1900?
(a) London.
(b) Jerusalem.
(c) Cairo.
(d) Rome.

6. While on their way to Amal's house, what do Amal and Isabel see that frightens them?
(a) Three bound, bloodied peasants being corralled roughly by the authorities.
(b) Fires being set to schools and a clinic.
(c) Three bodies of bound, bloodied peasants lying on the side of the road.
(d) The authorities beating a group of student protestors.

7. What does Amal find in the small blue book she removes from the trunk?
(a) A journal written by Sharif.
(b) A financial account of Anna's journey through Egypt.
(c) Two months of missing journal entries.
(d) Sketches from Anna's journey through Egypt.

8. Which character has nominal rule over Egypt in Chapter 6?
(a) The Ottoman Sultan.
(b) Queen Elizabeth.
(c) King Edward VII.
(d) Queen Victoria.

9. By what famous landmark does Anna have a picnic?
(a) The Sphinx
(b) St. Catherine's Monastery.
(c) The Citadel.
(d) The Great Pyramid.

10. What happens to Edward in Chapter 3?
(a) He is redeployed overseas.
(b) He suffers from the psychological effects of war and is institutionalized.
(c) He suffers from the psychological effects of war and dies.
(d) He cannot adapt to civillan life and leaves Anna.

11. In "An End of a Beginning", why does the mechanic refuse payment for his services?
(a) He is entranced by Isabel's light blue eyes.
(b) He wants Amal to introduce him to Isabel.
(c) He is Amal's cousin.
(d) He is too proud to be perceived as poor by a foreigner.

12. Which mentally challenged character does Isabel visit in Chapter 5?
(a) Omar.
(b) Anna.
(c) Amal.
(d) Jasmine.

13. Which Egyptian god did King Akhen Atun and Queen Nefertiti want to worship?
(a) Atun.
(b) Osiris.
(c) Anubis.
(d) Amon-Ra.

14. Which character receives letters from Anna detailing her arrival in Alexandria?
(a) Edward.
(b) Caroline.
(c) Jasmine.
(d) Amal.

15. Where does Anna sleep when she reaches the Sinai desert?
(a) In a wagon.
(b) A tent.
(c) Under a rock ledge.
(d) Under the stars.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Amal sleep poorly the night she reads about Anna and Sharif in the garden outside St. Catherine's Monastery?

2. Who is Arwa Salih?

3. What is the mashrabiyya?

4. What shocks Isabel in Chapter 5?

5. Which character helps Anna learn Arabic?

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