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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. Where does Anna want to live once she and Sharif are married?
(a) With his mother, Zeinab.
(b) Close to the border of Egypt and Israel.
(c) With Isabel and 'Omar.
(d) In England.

2. Which Oriental nation defeated Russia in 1905?
(a) Egypt.
(b) Saudi Arabia.
(c) China.
(d) Japan.

3. What is Prince Yusuf Kamal's favorite saying?
(a) Egypt will prevail.
(b) What will be will be.
(c) When will it all end?
(d) Where has it all gone?

4. What does Anna teach at the University in 1908?
(a) Art.
(b) Music.
(c) Classes for women.
(d) Humanities.

5. Which characters prepare Anna on her "Henna Day"?
(a) Amal and Isabel.
(b) Layla and Zeinab.
(c) Husni and Shukri.
(d) Emily and Caroline.

Short Answer Questions

1. What odor does Isabel smell as she meets Umm Aya and Sheikh 'Isa?

2. Who will perform Anna and Sharif's wedding ceremony?

3. What can Sheikh 'Isa create?

4. Which character does Isabel blame for putting the missing tapestry in her bag?

5. What nationality is Hussein's wife?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Amal react to Isabel's story about her experience at the shrine?

2. Describe Isabel's experience in the shrine.

3. How does Emily react to Anna's decision to marry Sharif?

4. How does Cromer react to Anna's decision to marry Sharif?

5. What atrocity begins with the death of a few pigeons?

6. Why does Anna decide to remain in Egypt?

7. How does Tareq offer to help Amal in Chapter 21?

8. How does Sharif's motivation and behavior change by Chapter 29?

9. How does Amal honor her ancestors once her research is complete?

10. Why did Ibrahim Nassif al-Wardani assassinate Prime Minister Ghali?

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