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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where is Amal's house located?
(a) Tawasi.
(b) Cairo.
(c) Suez.
(d) Tima.

3. What does Sharif give Anna the night they sit in the garden outside St. Catherine's Monastery?
(a) A necklace.
(b) A ring.
(c) A blue journal.
(d) A kiss on her hand.

4. Which character helps Anna learn Arabic?
(a) Jasmine.
(b) James.
(c) Edward.
(d) Caroline.

5. How long is Husni in jail?
(a) Three nights.
(b) One year.
(c) Three months.
(d) One night.

6. How is Layla related to Amal?
(a) She is Amal's grandmother.
(b) She is the first cousin of Amal's grandmother.
(c) They are not related.
(d) She is Amal's great-aunt.

7. Why does Ahmad leave Palestine and return to Egypt?
(a) His mother is dying.
(b) He loses his land when Israel is unified in 1948.
(c) His uncle offers him a job in his shop.
(d) His father is dying.

8. What does Anna decide to do at the end of Chapter 7?
(a) Educate herself about the local culture.
(b) Call Emily.
(c) Reunite with her husband.
(d) Return to England.

9. Which sea does Anna view on the way to Sinai?
(a) The Arabian Sea.
(b) The Black Sea.
(c) The Dead Sea.
(d) The Red Sea.

10. Who does Isabel long to be romantically involved with?
(a) Ahab.
(b) Omar.
(c) Sharif.
(d) Edward.

11. How are Amal and Isabel different?
(a) Isabel is Jewish and Amal is Palestinian.
(b) Amal is ten years older than Isabel.
(c) Isabel is ten years older than Amal.
(d) Amal is Jewish and Isabel is Palestinian.

12. What shocks Isabel in Chapter 5?
(a) The knowledge that her mother knows Omar.
(b) The knowledge that her mother knows Amal.
(c) She sees Omar with Jasmine.
(d) Jasmine curses her.

13. What game are Professor Yusuf and Mahgoub al-Tilmisani playing in the Atelier 'am Ghazzali?
(a) Seega.
(b) Backgammon.
(c) Senet.
(d) Chess.

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

15. 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 is afraid of catching a disease or eating spoiled food.
(d) She fears being caught in the middle of the revolution.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sheikh Salim ibn Husayn offer Anna and Sharif in Chapter 15?

2. What has the house in Amal's dream become?

3. What has Isabel brought with her from New York?

4. Which character receives a letter from Anna describing her meeting with Layla?

5. How does 'Who's Who" describe Omar?

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