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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What has Isabel brought with her from New York?
(a) A book.
(b) A letter.
(c) An album.
(d) A trunk.

2. What are Sir Charles' views on the occupation of Egypt?
(a) He vigorously assists the agency in maintaining the occupation.
(b) He opposes the occupation.
(c) He is in favor of the occupation.
(d) He accepts the occupation as part of the natural order.

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

4. Which country rules Egypt in Chapter 6?
(a) The United States.
(b) India.
(c) Egypt.
(d) Great Britain.

5. What is the mashrabiyya?
(a) A type of Egyptian hammock.
(b) The part of an Egyptian house occupied and governed by women.
(c) A type of headgear worn by Egyptian men.
(d) A latticework screen used in many Egyptian households.

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

7. Where was Amal born?
(a) Palestine.
(b) Egypt.
(c) New York.
(d) Israel.

8. What happens to the car while Amal and Isabel are traveling to Amal's house?
(a) The transmission dies.
(b) It is hit by a bus.
(c) It has a flat tire.
(d) It overheats.

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

10. How does Anna dress after she crosses the Suez Canal?
(a) As a French man.
(b) As an Egyptian woman.
(c) As an English man.
(d) As an Egyptian man.

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

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

13. Where does Isabel plan to go for the millennium celebration?
(a) Israel.
(b) New York.
(c) Egypt.
(d) Palestine.

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

15. What country does the Khedive visit in Chapter 7?
(a) The United States.
(b) Israel.
(c) Egypt.
(d) England.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Husni like to solve problems?

2. When Anna's captors discover her identity, which character takes charge of her?

3. How are Amal and Isabel different?

4. What does Amal discover that matches one of Omar's possessions?

5. How does Amal get Isabel into the Atelier 'am Ghazzali?

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