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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Anna visit the South Kensington Museum?
(a) To admire the paintings of Frederick Lewis.
(b) To study the paintings of Claude Monet.
(c) To admire jewelry from the Russian Tsars.
(d) To study Egyptian artifacts.

2. How does Anna dress on the train to Suez?
(a) As a French man.
(b) As an Egyptian woman.
(c) As an English man.
(d) As an Egyptian man.

3. How does Amal get Isabel into the Atelier 'am Ghazzali?
(a) She dresses Isabel as an Egyptian woman.
(b) She tells Professor Yusuf that Isabel is her sister-in-law.
(c) She bribes Mahgoub al-Tilmisani.
(d) She claims Isabel is on a political march.

4. What do Amal and Isabel have in common?
(a) Both have a Jewish heritage.
(b) Both want to live in London.
(c) Both are pregnant.
(d) Both are orphans and have lost family.

5. Who is Arwa Salih?
(a) A young Palestinian protestor.
(b) A mathematics professor at Cairo University.
(c) A leader of student movement in the early 1970's.
(d) Amal's old professor.

Short Answer Questions

1. While at the Atelier 'am Ghazzali, what empire does Arwa compare to the United States?

2. By what famous landmark does Anna have a picnic?

3. Which character has nominal rule over Egypt in Chapter 6?

4. What does Layla pack into Anna's saddleback before Anna leaves for Sinai?

5. Where does Anna sleep when she reaches the Sinai desert?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Anna's appearance contribute to her kidnapping in Chapter 10?

2. Why does Anna visit Egypt?

3. Describe the relationships between Egyptian Christians and Muslims in the early 20th century.

4. Why are the schools and clinic in Tawasi closed in Chapter 11?

5. How are Amal and Isabel similar?

6. How does Anna's appearance change as she travels to Sinai?

7. How does the scenery of Egypt affect Anna?

8. How does Egyptian culture affect Anna?

9. How does Isabel react to the events she experiences on her trip to Tawasi?

10. What request do the women of Tawasi make of Isabel?

(see the answer keys)

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